Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great (late 4th century BC). It was found in the royal necropolis of Sidon (Sayda). Pentelic marble. High relief of one of the lateral sides depicting a battle between Greeks and Persians (with long pants, anaxyrides). On the left, Alexander the Great, with the skin of the head of Lion of Nemesis, chasing a Persian soldier. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.

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