The book of Alexander Sarcophagus.

PASINLI, ALPAY

ISBN 10: 9757199796 / ISBN 13: 9789757199793

Edité par Istanbul: A Turizm Yayinlari, 2013., Istanbul:, 2013

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PASINLI, ALPAY The book of Alexander Sarcophagus. Istanbul: A Turizm Yayinlari, 2013. 3rd ed., oblong large 8vo., 64 p., 25 color ills. Original binding. Dust wrapper. New ISBN: 9789757199793 CATALOG: Archaeology KEYWORDS: Archaeology This small art book, after an introduction of the Royal Necropolis of Sidon, examines the faces and finally the lid of the Alexander Sarcophagus in detail. At the end of the book its decorative style and ornamentation is described. The Alexander Sarcophagus has been a major attraction of the Istanbul Archaeological Museum ever since it was founded in the late nineteenth century. Although named after Alexander the Great, the sarcophagus was not his, but was probably that of Abdalonymos, the last king of Sidon (Saida). Abdalonymos owed his throne to Alexander and the latter's close friend and general, Hephaistion. The subject matter of the reliefs decorating the sarcophagus suggests that Abdalonymos was here commemorating his benefactors; the sarcophagus thus takes its name, not from the ruler who commissioned it, but from its iconography.

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• Titre: The book of Alexander Sarcophagus.
• Éditeur: Istanbul: A Turizm Yayinlari, 2013., Istanbul:
• Date de parution: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 9757199796
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9789757199793
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: New
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Archaeology

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Book by Pasinli Alpay