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Archaeologists discovered a bronze image of Alexander the Great while conducting survey work in a field outside the city of Ringsted on the Danish island of Zealand, and delivered the artifacts to the West Zealand Museum.
The bronze composition, known as the Arch, is about 1 inch (2.7 cm) in diameter, made of a bronze alloy and includes an engraved image of a man with wavy hair wearing a crown of twisted ram’s horns, according to a statement from the West Zealand Museum.
Based on the images, archaeologists knew immediately that they were looking at the face of Alexander the Great, the legendary leader of the ancient Kingdom of Macedonia whose empire extended from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan when he died at the age of 32.
“The piece contains typical features of Alexander the Great, such as his distinctive, wavy hair and ram’s horns,” said Frederic Oldenberger, an archaeologist at the West Zealand Museum.
He continued: “The image is almost identical to another Sagittarius image that was found years ago and contains the same stylized image,” according to the scientific magazine “Live Science.”
Alexander the Great is one of the most famous military leaders in history. He succeeded his father, Philip II, as king of the Greek Kingdom of Macedonia in 336, and then began a series of military campaigns to secure the areas already under his control.
Source: Sputnik