1903 Print Bas Relief Alexander Sarcophagus Darius Battle Issus Osman XHA3 YSFC3 Artist name printed on page

Artist name printed on page - top right of image

Keywords specific to this image: Genoese

A mantle is like a cloak that is usually worn over indoor clothing

This is an original 1878 black and white lithograph of a drawing by Lizzie Bourdillon of the tomb of Sir John Coles and his wife Anne

1903 Print Bas Relief Alexander Sarcophagus Darius Battle Issus Osman XHA3 YSFC3 Artist name printed on pageThis is an original 1903 halftone print of the Alexander Sarcophagus, an elaborate coffin decorated with a bas relief on one side of Alexander the Great battling Darius at Issus. Similar to the famous mosaic at Pompeii, it was also thought to have been an interpretation of a lost original painting by Philoxenos of Eretria. This item is from a limited edition collection of important historical prints of Ancient Egypt produced in 1903. The edition size