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"Porus-medaillon" celebrating Alexander's victory in India
"Porus-medaillon" celebrating Alexander's victory in India
Artist :
Anonymous
Model :
Alexandre ( le Grand)
La Victoire
Date : near 325 B.C.
British Museum
The Hellenistic world
Ground Floor - Section 21
Item
116 on 149
Greek Antiquities
Medal
Vitrine : 7 (Ref. 8)
Description
Alexander is crowned with a wreath by Victory and is holding a thunderbolt of Zeus, likening him to a god in his lifetime.
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