File:Scaraboid with a Persian King Fighting a Greek Hoplite, about 450 B.C.jpg

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English: Scaraboid with a Persian King Fighting a Greek Hoplite; Unknown; about 450 B.C.; Banded agate; 1.7× 1.2 × 0.7 cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 1/4 in.); 2019.13.9; No Copyright - United States (http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/)

The Achaemenid Persian Great King drives a spear into a collapsing Greek hoplite on this scaraboid seal. The Greek is nude except for his crested Corinthian helmet, and he carries a shield and spear. The crown and long robe of the Persian king are carefully detailed. A bow and quiver are slung over his shoulder. The style of engraving suggests an origin in western Asia Minor, perhaps Sardis, and the gem was said to have been found in nearby Caria.

Place: Achaemenid (Persian) Empire, Asia Minor (Place Created)

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Achaemenid (Persian Empire)
Date circa 450 B.C.
Source https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/109PZY?altImage=420ead91-6a4f-4df6-b026-e5d0c4a05af9
Author Unknown artist/maker

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