Early written symbols were based on pictographs (pictures which resemble what they signify) and ideograms (symbols which represent ideas). Pictographs can be considered an art form, or can be considered a written language and are designated as such in Pre-Columbian art, Native American art, Ancient Mesopotamia and Painting in the Americas before Colonization.

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