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Hellenistic period, mid-late 2nd c. BCE Found at Manisa (ancient Magnesia ad Sipylum; see on Pleiades), Lydia, Anatolia In the collection of, and photographed on display in, the Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 709 T (Mendel 536) arachne.dainst.org/entity/1067816
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Alexander the Great records two great silver shields, spitting fire around the rims in the sky that dived repeatedly at his army as they were attempting a river crossing. The action so panicked his elephants, horses, and men they had to abandon the river crossing until the following day.
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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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Bid in-person or online for the upcoming auction: Antiquities on 29 April 2019 at New York
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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 150-50 B.C.
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PYRRHUS OF EPIRUS (319 - 272 BC) was a Greek king of the early Hellenistic period, famous for being one of the great enemies of the Roman Republic, but also known for his invasion of Carthaginian Sicily. It was during Pyrrhus’ invasion that the Romans fought against war elephants for the first time, in this case, Indian elephants. Pyrrhus was a member of the Molossian tribe of Epirus, and a second cousin to Alexander the Great (Pyrrhus’ father Aeacides was a cousin of Alexander’s mother…
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above, Aphrodite Anadyomene, Greek, Hellenistic Period, 3rd-1st century BC ~ Axel Vervoordt from TEFAF Maastricht 2011 He influences and inspires the way we think about and see the world around us&…
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CANOSAN, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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