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The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was made for Abdalonymos, King of Sidon. Battle of Issos (333 BCE).Alexander the Great on his horse,lionskin on his head, with raised spear. Late 4th BCE; Marble, 195x318x167 cm Inv.370 T
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The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was m...

The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was made for Abdalonymos, King of Sidon. Battle of Issos (also known as Battle of Issus), 5 November 333 BCE. detail right:a Persian officer falling from his horse;Perdiccas,Viceroy of Egypt. Late 4th BCE; Marble, 195x318x167 cm Inv.370 T
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The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was...

The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was made for Abdalonymos, King of Sidon. Pediment of the lid: Perdiccas,Viceroy of Egypt and one of Alexander's generals, murdered in his own camp. Late 4th BCE; Marble, 195x318x167 cm Inv.370 T
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The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was...

The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was made for Abdalonymos, King of Sidon. Short face:Abdalonymos (on horse) during the battle of Gazza (312) in which he was killed. Late 4th BCE; Marble,195x318x167 cm Inv.370 T
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The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was m...

The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was made for Abdalonymos, King of Sidon. Short face,detail of 10-01-09/40:Battle of Gazza, a Greek soldier killing a Persian. Late 4th BCE Marble, 196x318x167 cm Inv. 370 T
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The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was...

The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was made for Abdalonymos, King of Sidon. face:lion hunt, detail: Alexander the Great on his horse, a dog at his feet. Late 4th BCE Marble, 195x318x167 cm Inv. 370 T
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The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was...

The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was made for Abdalonymos,King of Sidon. Long face:Lionhunt, detail:Abdalonymos,whose horse is attacked by the lion,a hunter lifting his axe. Late 4th BCE; Marble, 195x318x167 cm Inv. 370 T
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The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was m...

The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was made for Abdalonymos, King of Sidon.Long face: staghunt. A Greek hunter lifts a (missing) spear, a Persian hunter an axe. Late 4th BCE Marble, 195x318x167 cm Inv. 370 T
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The "Alexander Sarcophagus" from the Phoenician royal necropolis at Sidon, was m...

King Oedipus questioning the old shepherd about his past. Marble relief (3rd CE) from a sarcophagus.
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King Oedipus questioning the old shepherd about his past....

Agamemnon's ghost with Orestes and Pylades. Marble relief (3rd CE) from a sarcophagus.
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Agamemnon's ghost with Orestes and Pylades. Marble relief (3rd CE)...

Panel of a sarcophagus:Priam,king of Troy,ransoms the body of his son Hector. Borghese Collection. Early 3rd, marble. MA 353.9830 805 AGR
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Panel of a sarcophagus:Priam,king of Troy,ransoms the body of his son Hect...

Clasp of two hands, symbol of marriage. Bas-relief on a stele from La Horgne au Sablon, France.
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Clasp of two hands, symbol of marriage. Bas-relief on a stele fr...