Hegel's statement of "Symbolic" art surrounds the art of many different cultures and civilizations, such as Greece and Egypt. ... (Hegel, 86) This is the region of ancient Egyptian art. ... Since the Egyptians believe that the spirit is inward, then it is necessary for them to give an external shape to the inner spirit. ... Hegel states that the Egyptian civilization is a more profoundly artistic civilization than that of the Hindus. ... Hegel states that the epitome of Egyptian "Symbolic" art is the pyramid. ...

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