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Alexander Sarcophagus Lid Detail

Tronchin, Francesca C.
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Tronchin, Francesca C.
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Architecture, Classical, MDID, Istanbul, Turkey, Antiquities, Images, Istanbul Archaeological Museums
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Archaeological Sites and Museums in Greece and Turkey
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This image shows a detail of the Alexander Sarcophagus. The stone sarcophagus dates from 325-311 BCE and it is adorned with bas-relief carvings of Alexander the Great. This detail shows a scene with soldiers below a pediment on the lid. It was photographed at the Istanbul Archaeological Museums in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2011.
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Photograph by Dr. Francesca Tronchin, June, 2011. This image was migrated out of MDID and into DLynx during the summer of 2014.