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Hellenistic period
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Hellenistic period, mid-late 2nd c. BCE Found at Manisa (ancient Magnesia ad Sipylum; see on Pleiades), Lydia, Anatolia In the collection of, and photographed on display in, the Istanbul Archaeological Museum Inv. 709 T (Mendel 536) arachne.dainst.org/entity/1067816
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Alexander the Great records two great silver shields, spitting fire around the rims in the sky that dived repeatedly at his army as they were attempting a river crossing. The action so panicked his elephants, horses, and men they had to abandon the river crossing until the following day.
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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
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Birth of Athena from the head of Zeus.Red-figure pelike. Attic.Attributed to the Painter of the Birth of Athena.Clay.Ca. 460-450 BCE.H. 41.5, diam. 31 cm.Inv. No. 1849,0620.14. London, British Museum Credits:(cc) 2019. Photo, text: The British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).© The Trustees of the British Museum.
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