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Historical Archive: Alexander casket sides of a Byzantine ivory box front and back panels each about 9.5 x 23.5 cm (3.7 x 9.25 inches) side panels each about 9.5 x 17 cm (3.7 x 6.7 inches) probably 12th century, possibly 6th or 9th century Darmstadt, Hessisches Landesmuseum Kg 54:215a-d Hercules, St. George; or Alexander. Front panel Hercules taming the horses of Diomides; or Alexander and Bucephalus Hercules en route to Linos (Linus); or Aristotle with the Gordian knot, Alexander's mother with the head of his father St. George and the dragon; or Alexander and the dragon ascension of Alexander. Side panel ascension of Alexander, center assassination of King Darius or Indian sage Calanus. Side panel gittern player: Darius or Calanus, center Alexander and an oracle, Hercules and an oracle, Hercules coercing Auge; or prophecies of the death of Alexander, death of Alexander. Back panel Hercules and an oracle, Hercules coercing Auge (rape); or death of Alexander