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The Alexander Sarcophagus is constructed of Pentelic marble retaining traces of its polychromy, in the form of a Greek temple. Evidence of polychromy, referring to the colorful paintwork found on statuary (especially ancient statuary), has been found on the sarcophagus, and would have actually been seen during the unearthing of the sarcophagus ...
The Alexander Sarcophagus, found in the Ayaa necropolis of Sidon. Once believed to be prepared for Alexander the Great, is among the most famous pieces of ancient art in the museum. [2] Sarcophagus of the mourning women, also found in the Ayaa necropolis of Sidon (in fact, the sarcophagus of Strato I, king of Sidon) The Tabnit sarcophagus
A long side A long side A short side A short side. The Sarcophagus of the mourning women (in French Le Tombeau des Pleureuses) is a Hellenistic sarcophagus found in 1887 by the Ottoman archaeologist Osman Hamdi Bey, in the Royal necropolis of Ayaa near Sidon, Lebanon, in the same burial chamber (funerary room No. 3 of the necropolis of the King of Sidon) as the Alexander sarcophagus.
More than 8 million people call New York their home. Its inhabitants speak more than 800 languages, which makes it one of the most linguistically diverse cities in the world. All the different ...
"We need to drink the red liquid from the cursed dark sarcophagus in the form of some sort of carbonated energy drink so we can assume its powers." Thousands sign petition to drink red juice from ...
Ivor Prickett—The New York Times/Redux Men carry the coffin of Mohammad Mahdi Ammar, son of Hezbollah member of the Lebanese parliament, Ali Ammar, in Beirut on Sept. 18 He was killed by the ...
Originally buried in a marble sarcophagus in front of the high altar; moved beneath the pavement under a red Veronese marble slab during the reign of bishop Gilberti (1524–1543); damaged during a storm on February 25, 1879; recovered with marble thereafter and original slab hung on the wall of the Cathedral [48] [49]
New York City, United States [s 2] The Pond—Moonlight: 1904 Edward Steichen: Mamaroneck, New York, United States Pictorialist hand-colored photograph; only three versions exist. In 2006, a print became the most expensive photo sold. [30] [31] [s 3] An Oasis in the Badlands: 1905 Edward S. Curtis: South Dakota, United States [s 2] Bichonnade ...