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Historical Archive: Humans Fighting Humans See also Flagellation, scourging of Christ. For human sacrifice see also Abraham and Isaac. Humans fighting animals have their own page. For humans fighting mythological beings see Classical Mythology in the Iconographic Index. Standard of Ur, lapis lazuli, shell, and red limestone, c. 2600-2400 BCE, BM ME 121201. This work has its own page. Stele of Naram-Sin, pink limestone, 2254-2218 BCE, Louvre. For other views see Louvre. Ajax drags Cassandra from the Palladion, banded agate intaglio, 3rd-2nd c. BCE Etrusco-Italic, p.c., access courtesy of Hadrien Rambach cinerary urn with Eteocles and Polynices from Villa della Piene, ceramic with gesso and paint, Etruscan c.150 BCE, KM 0000.00.2608 grave stone with soldier trampling an enemy, Paris 1st c. CE, Musée Carnavalet Paris AP 44 gladiator fibula, silver, 1st to 4th c., MFAB Gemma Augustea, banded agate cameo, 9/10-12 CE, KHM ANSA IXa 79. This work has its own page. horseman spearing an enemy, sandstone grave stone, from Kirkby Thore (Eng.), 2nd c., BM 1969,0701.2 lamp with gladiators, ceramic, 3rd c. Egypt, KM 1971.02.0233 Porphyry sarcophagus of Helena (d. c.330), 1st third of 4th c., Vat 238. This work has its own page. sacrifice of a captive funeral cushion, linen and wool loop textile with inset, 5th-6th c., Pushkin 5180 David and Goliath, Constantinople 629–30, Met 17.190.396, which has its own page with details sacrifice of Iphegenia: Veroli Casket, ivory and bone, mid to late 10th c., V&A 216-1865. This work has its own page. David and Goliath: Sainte Chasse, 12th c. Byzantine ivory, Sens CT 143, which has its own page with Saul attacking David assassination: Alexander casket, Byzantine ivory, prob. 12th c., poss. 6th or 9th c., Darmstadt Kg 54:215a-d, which has its own page Abdinghof portable altar, 1115-30, DMP PR50, which has its own page with many examples engaged capital with 2 martyrs and (?)allegory, limestone, c.1125, MAHSD. For contiguous faces see the Saint-Denis museum page. Stavelot altar, gilt bronze with enamel and rock crystal, c.1150-60, MRAH 1590. This work has its own page with many examples. St. Valerie of Limoges reliquary, gilt copper/enamel, Limoges c.1175, Hermitage Ф-175. For oblique view see Hermitage. Thomas Becket reliquary, Limoges c.1180-90, V&A M.66-1997. This work has its own page. reliquary of Thomas Becket, copper alloy/enamel, Limoges c.1190-1200, Cluny Cl. 23296 For full work see Cluny. portal from Hylestad stave church, late 12th-early 13th c., OHM C4321, which has its own page buckle with fighting knights from Kígyóspuszta (Hungary), gold and niello, 13th c., HNM wooden chair from Blakar farm, Lom, Oppland, 13th c., OHM C1629. For other views see OHM. Thomas Becket reliquary, copper/enamel, c.1200-1210, SF. For oblique view see SF. reliquary of Thomas Becket, copper alloy/enamel, Limoges c.1200-25, Cluny Cl. 22596. For full work see Cluny. Nedstryn altar frontal, painted pine 1300-25, Bergen MA 1, which has its own page with more fights Life of St. Martin of Tours, embroidered altar frontal, 2nd half of 14th c., MRAH. This work has its own page. Wooden chest with tournament, 15th-c. France, Cluny Cl.8919 Wooden chest with tournament, 15th-c. France, Cluny Cl.8919 battle between Jews and Syrians, oak choir stalls, 1420, Roskilde cathedral, which has its own page with Judith and Holofernes Parri Spinelli, prob. Battle of the Milvian Bridge, c.1435-40, fresco fr. abbey of SS. Flora e Lucella, Arezzo MS