Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Mediterranean (Early Western World)

Anotations

Scope note:

The cultures of the areas geographically positioned to the east of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly including Syria plus Cyprus, also known as the Levant; sometimes also including Greece, Turkey, and Egypt as well.