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Alexander Sarcophagus detail plaque |
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Product No: #039
Weight: 9 Lb.
Dimensions: W: 17" H: 13.5" D: 1.5"
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This is a sculptural detail of famous Alexander Sarcophagus now in the Archeological Museum at Istanbul. On one of the four panels of the sarcophagus Macedonians and Persians are hunting wild animals together, with the help of dogs. On the rest of the panels, Macedonians and Persians are fighting each other. Here the sculptor carved out the figure of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great riding his horse Buchephales fighting a Persian. |
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Skopje
