Peter Holloran wrote: > Historians used Orient to refer to lands east of the Mediterranean in > ANCIENT times. I think we have a chronological problem here not a matter > of what is or is not pc, no? Ancient Asian art, objects, etc. may be > labelled Oriental without offending. Further to this, there is a period in the development of Ancient Greek art in the 7th century BC which is commonly known as the "Orientalising Period", with references to "orientalising motifs" and the like - I for one would hate to have to rewrite the art history books in deference to pc-ness. - Anne Mackay*********** (Prof) E A Mackay Department of Classics University of Natal Durban 4001 South Africa E-Mail: [log in to unmask]