Stag_hunt_mosaic,_Pella.jpg
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Summary
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English:
Stag hunt mosaic, Pella, Greece.
Français :
Mosaïque de la chasse au cerf, Pella, Grèce.
The figure on the right is possibly
Alexander the Great
due to the date of the mosaic along with the depicted upsweep of his centrally-parted hair (
anastole
); the figure on the left wielding a double-edged axe (associated with
Hephaistos
) is perhaps
Hephaestion
, one of Alexander's loyal companions. For further infromation, see Chugg, Andrew (2006).
Alexander's Lovers
. Raleigh, N.C.: Lulu.
ISBN
978-1-4116-9960-1
, pp 78-79.
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| Date | 330-300 BCE |
| Source | http://i.imgur.com/hcgYEdC.jpg |
| Author | Unknown author |
| Object location |
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