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Unless otherwise stated, this image is the copyright of the submitter. Contact them for permission to reproduce it. |  | | Description | The 'Alexander Sarcophagus', it gets it name from a scene on it that depicts Alexander the Great winning a victory over the Persians. The sarcophagus came from the 'Royal Necropolis of Sidon' in what is now Lebanon and was made in the last quarter of the 4th century BC (325-300BC).
There is some argument amongst scholars about who's sarcophagus it was but the traditional view is that it belonged to King Abdalonymos of Sidon.
The Alexander Sarcophagus is on display in Istanbul Archaeological Museum. (same photo also on this sitepage) |
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