Stag Hunt Mosaic
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The Stag Hunt mosaic is a mosaic from a wealthy home of the late 4th century BC, the so-called "House of the Abduction of Helen", in Pella, the capital of the Macedonian Kingdom. It bears the signatur
The emblema of the Stag Hunt mosaic.
Stag hunt mosaic, Pella
Stag Hunt Mosaic from the House of the Abduction of Helen,, Ancient Pella
Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
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Macedonia, also called Macedon, was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initia
Stag Hunt Mosaic
…wealthy home of the late 4th century BC, the so-called "House of the Abduction of Helen" (or "House of the Rape of Helen"), in Pella, the capital of the Macedonian Kingdom. It bears the signature of the Ancient Greek artist Gnosis, of whom very little is known. It is now located in the Archaeological Museum of Pella…
The entrance to one of the royal tombs at Vergina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
A silver octadrachm of Alexander I of Macedon (r. 498–454 BC), minted c. 465–460 BC, showing an equestrian figure wearing a chlamys (short cloak) and petasos (head cap) while holding two spears and leading a horse
A Macedonian didrachm minted during the reign of Archelaus I of Macedon (r. 413–399 BC)
A silver stater of Amyntas III of Macedon (r. 393–370 BC)