Fill in the Blanks History of Sculpture Online version Taking into account the previous text "Sculpture", fill the gaps with the correct information. by Sonia Correa 1 tombs alive women sculptures 4500 human 2900 healthy egyptians body For thousands of years have been used by humans for various reasons . We use them for spiritual reasons , like statues of gargoyles , Jesus or angels . In Egypt , people began making sculptures around BC , about the same time as West Asia and southern Africa . Most of these small sculptures that have been discovered are of . At around BC is when the began creating more life - like and size sculptures , the main purpose for these were to be put into wealthy people's after they died . They painted the outside of the coffins to make the deceased look young and , this was to help preserve their soul so they will be able to come back to live another life . Greek artists would reach a peak of artistic excellence which captured the form in a way never before by using great detail in parts describing movements , to make them look more life - like or .
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