tour Alexander Sarcophagus It considered the outstanding holding of the Istanbul Archaeology Museum.
Published on September 24, 2012 by travel · No CommentsAlexander Sarcophagus
The Alexander Sarcophagus is a late 4th century BC Hellenistic stone sarcophagus adorned with bas-relief carvings of Alexander the Great. The work is remarkably well preserved and has been celebrated for its high aesthetic achievement.
Sarcophagus probably dedicated to Alexander the Great, ArchaeoMuseum, Istanbul
The Alexander Sarcophagus is one of four massive carved sarcophagi, forming two pairs, that were discovered during the excavations conducted by Osman Hamdi Bey at the necropolis near Sidon, Lebanon in 1887.
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Originally thought to have been the sarcophagus of Abdalonymus (died 311 BC), the king of Sidon appointed by Alexander immediately following the Battle of Issus it was demonstrated convincingly by Karl Schefold to have been made before Abdalonymus’s death, its still-classical manner uninfluenced by the style of Lysippos.
Alexander the Great Museum Reproductions
Some scholars now believe the sarcophagus was made for Mazaeus, a Persian noble and governor of Babylon.[citation needed] According to Schefold, six Ionian sculptors’ hands have been distinguished, working in an Attic idiom, but according to Miller the sarcophagus was produced probably by a Rhodian workshop, in this case working at Sido
Alexander Sarcophagus
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