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Alexander the Great, Stag Hunt, 4th century BC

The Stag Hunt mosaic (300 BC) by Gnosis is a mosaic from a wealthy home of the late 4th century BC, the "House of the Abduction of Helen" in Pella, the capital of the Macedonian Kingdom. The figure on the right is possibly Alexander the Great due to the date of this mosaic along with the depicted upsweep of the hair. Pella is also the birthplace of Alexander. The figure to the left wields a double-headed axe, likely alluding to Hephaistos; meaning the figure depicted could be the general Hephaestion. The dog depicted is possibly Peritas accompanying Alexander. The mosaic is a pebble mosaic with stones collected from beaches and riverbanks which were set into cement. Archeological Museum of Pella.
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Alexander the Great, Stag Hunt, 4th century BC
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The Stag Hunt mosaic (300 BC) by Gnosis is a mosaic from a wealthy home of the late 4th century BC, the "House of the Abduction of Helen" in Pella, the capital of the Macedonian Kingdom. The figure on the right is possibly Alexander the Great due to the date of this mosaic along with the depicted upsweep of the hair. Pella is also the birthplace of Alexander. The figure to the left wields a double-headed axe, likely alluding to Hephaistos; meaning the figure depicted could be the general Hephaestion. The dog depicted is possibly Peritas accompanying Alexander. The mosaic is a pebble mosaic with stones collected from beaches and riverbanks which were set into cement. Archeological Museum of Pella.
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MACEDONIAN
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3750 x 3669 px | 39.4 MB
Print size:
31.8 x 31.1 cm | 12.5 x 12.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
300 BC • 300BCE • 4TH BCE • 4TH CENTURY B. C. • 4TH CENTURY BC • ALESANDRO MAGNOS • ALEXANDER III OF MACEDON • ALEXANDER OF MACEDON • ALEXANDER THE GREAT • ANCIENT CIVILIZATION • ANCIENT CULTURE • ANCIENT GREEK • ANCIENT • ANTIQUITY • ARCHAEOLOGICAL • ARCHAEOLOGY • ARCHEOLOGICAL • ART • ARTIFACT • ARTWORK • CELEBRITY • CONQUEROR • CONQUISTADOR • DEER HUNT MOSAIC • DEER • DOG • DOUBLE-HEADED AXE • EMPEROR • FAMOUS • FIGURE • FOURTH CENTURY B. C • FOURTH CENTURY B. C. • FOURTH CENTURY BC • GNOSIS • GREECE • GREEK KING OF MACEDON • GREEK KING • HEPHAESTION • HEPHAESTUS • HEPHAISTOS • HÉPHAÏSTOS • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HOUSE OF THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN • HOUSE OF THE RAPE OF HELEN • HUNDRED YEARS WAR • HUNTERS • HUNTING • IMPORTANT • MACEDONIAN KINGDOM • MACEDONIAN • MALE • MAN • MEN • MILITARY COMMANDER • MILITARY LEADER • MILITARY • MOSAIC • NOTABLE • PELLA • PEOPLE • PERITAS • PERSON • PERSONALITIES • PERSONALITY • STAG HUNT MOSAIC • STAG • VULCAN (MYTHOLOGY) • VULCANUS • WAR • WELL-KNOWN