Alexander sarcophagus

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delos13
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Alexander sarcophagus

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I came across a traveling exhibition entitled "Gods in colour". I never heard about it before but it soon comes to San Francisco Art Museum.

All the images in the link are very beautiful. At the very bottom, there are a few images of the so called Alexander sarcophagus. The colourful interior of the shield is quite amazing.

http://buntegoetter.liebieghaus.de/en
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I am glad that that exhibit is still circulating! Seeing things full size with your eyes is much better than seeing a low-resolution image on a screen.
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Do go and see this exhibition if you can! It is absolutely mindblowing and makes you wonder why we ignored the fully colored Greek art for so many centuries!
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Truly beautiful. And the website is charming!
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I was lucky to saw it in UK. Truly beautiful!
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