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The “Alexander Sarcophagus” from Sidon

The “Alexander Sarcophagus” from Sidon


‎A Turkish archeologist discovered this masterpiece of Hellenic sculpture near Sidon, Lebanon in 1887. He thought it was the sarcophagus of Abdalonymus, whom Alexander the Great appointed king of Sidon, but later scholars attribute it to a slightly earlier period and aren’t sure who was buried in it. Called the “Alexander Sarcophagus” because it depicts scenes from Alexander’s life, notably the Battle of Issus (333 B.C.), the marble sculpture is now an antique in the Istanbul Archeology Museum.
‎Isa 23:2–4, Jer 25:22, Jer 27:3, Dan 11:3–4

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