Nya arkeologiska praktfynd kan fortfarande förbluffa även dom kunnigaste historiker. Nu är kronjuveler från kungagravarna i det makedonska Thrakien på utställning i Oxford och enligt arrangörerna uppvisas här ”världens vackraste konstvärk”:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/apr/06/historian-weeps-alexander-great-exhibitionSnapshot 2: Symbolmättad guldsköld av en historisk Alexander i ”zeuska gevanter”. Lägg märke till den dubbelhövdade ormen, vars heraldiska alias under medeltiden blev den dubbelhövdade örnen.
http://www.pasthorizons.com/index.php/archives/04/2011/historian-weeps-at-groundbreaking-alexander-the-great-exhibitionOxford, 7. april – 27. augusti:
In the groundbreaking exhibition ‘Heracles to Alexander the Great’ the Ashmolean will show more than 500 extraordinary objects, most of which go on display for the first time anywhere in the world. These recent finds were discovered in the royal burial tombs and the palace at Aegae, the ancient capital of Macedon.
They rewrite the history of early Greece and tell the story of the royal court and the kings and queens of Macedon, descendants of Heracles whose rule culminated in the empire of Alexander the Great. Aegae remained relatively unknown until 30 years ago when excavations uncovered the unlooted tombs of Philip II and his grandson Alexander IV.
Recent work at the site by the 17th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, has continued to unearth a startling wealth of objects – from beautifully intricate gold jewellery, silverware and pottery, to sculpture, mosaic floors and architectural remains.
http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/heracles/
