Alexander Sarcophagus
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The Alexander Sarcophagus is an elaborately carved late 4th-century BCE stone coffin, famed for its detailed reliefs depicting Alexander the Great in battle and hunting scenes, and is considered one of the masterpieces of classical sculpture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander Sarcophagus canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic sculpture
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archaeological artifact ⓘ funerary monument ⓘ sarcophagus ⓘ stone coffin ⓘ |
| artHistoricalStatus |
masterpiece of classical sculpture
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masterpiece of the Istanbul Archaeology Museums collection ⓘ |
| artMovement | Classical Greek art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexander the Great
NERFINISHED
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King of Sidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Abdalonymus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 320 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts |
Alexander the Great
NERFINISHED
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Greeks ⓘ Persians NERFINISHED ⓘ battle scenes ⓘ boar hunt ⓘ cavalry combat ⓘ hand-to-hand combat ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ lion hunt ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Sidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1887 ⓘ |
| discoveredInCountry | Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Osman Hamdi Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn | royal necropolis of Sidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | elite burial monument ⓘ |
| genre | royal funerary art ⓘ |
| hasMisconception | believed by name to be Alexander’s own coffin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
acroteria
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battle frieze ⓘ corner figures ⓘ gable-like lid ⓘ high-relief friezes ⓘ hunt frieze ⓘ painted surfaces ⓘ |
| inception | late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Istanbul Archaeology Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeOf | Pentelic marble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of armor and horses
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dynamic composition ⓘ exceptional preservation of reliefs ⓘ naturalistic anatomy ⓘ traces of original color ⓘ |
| originallyHad | polychrome painting ⓘ |
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