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Sabrina Bockler presents new works in 'Shallow Water' at Richard Heller Gallery in Santa Monica through February 15.

Greek mythology has been reflected in paintings and hundreds of vivid works that have come to be considered masterpieces.

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The discovery included 52 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era, the structure of a large tomb where 300 mummies had been ...