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One interpretation of the Youth and Female Demon sculptural group on the cinerary container is ____
A
An interest in battle scenes
B
A shift from somber to optimistic scenes
C
The importance of Greek mythological scenes
D
An awareness of the isolation of death.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A caryatid is an architectural support in the shape of female figure. Such figures, not limited to human dimensions, generally adorn building or parts of buildings that are small. And 8-foot column is not unusually tall, but a caryatid of this height gives an effect of colossal size.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kore. A kore (plural korai) sculpture depicts a female youth. Whereas kouroi depict athletic, nude young men, the female korai are fully-clothed, in the idealized image of decorous women.

Detailed explanation-3: -Its founder Mahavira (c. 540–468 BCE) was born into a royal family but renounced worldly life to become an ascetic and establish the central tenets of Jainism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which distortions in the Parthenon were used to create the illusion of physical perfection? The columns expand near their center. Right angles are not used in the building.

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