Alexander Sarcophagus
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The Alexander Sarcophagus is a late 4th century BC Hellenistic stone sarcophagus from the Royal necropolis of Ayaa near Sidon, Lebanon. It is adorned with high relief carvings of Alexander the Great a
Alexander Sarcophagus, Istanbul Archaeological Museums 2024
Istanbul Archaeological Museum Alexander Sarcophagus pediment above battle scene 2981
Alexander routs Persians on one of the long sides of the Alexander Sarcophagus
Colour reconstruction of one of the short sides of the Sarcophagus
Abdalonymus
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Abdalonymus was a Phoenician botanist and gardener of royal descent, who became King of Sidon under Alexander the Great in 332 BC.
Alexander Sarcophagus
…uncontested, landing it firmly in the city of Sidon and having been most likely commissioned after 332 BC. The pertinent and continuous depiction of Abdalonymus, the King of Sidon, helps narrow down the time period in which this sarcophagus was most likely created. We know that Abdalonymus was appointed to this…
Purported depiction of Abdalonymous on the Alexander Sarcophagus.
The envoys of Alexander the Great clothe the gardener Abdalonymos with the insignia of the royal dignity of Sidon