Terracotta lamp in the form of an elephant's head, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, Sicilian, Terracotta, length 7 1/8 in. (18 cm), Terracottas, The campaigns of Alexander the Great brought Greece into contact with animals from India and the East that the Greeks had not known of previously. The elephant became a popular representation on Hellenistic coins
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Terracotta lamp, form, elephant, head, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C, Greek, Sicilian, Terracotta, length, 7 1/8, 18 cm, Terracottas, campaigns, Alexander, Great, Greece, contact, animals, India, East, Greeks, previously, popular representation, Hellenistic coins
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