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Liverpool Central Library
Liverpool
Title
Alexander the Great Ordering the Works of Homer to Be Placed in the Sarcophagus of Achilles
Date
1810
Medium
terracotta, slate & wood frame
Measurements
H 25 x W 54 x D (?) cm
Accession number
SCU3
Work type
Relief
Inscription description
on base of sarcophagus: RAPH.DIS. I GIBSON. F. 1810
Liverpool Central Library
William Brown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L3 8EW England
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