Gaugamela · 331 BC — Hoodie (Ivory)
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The Battle of Gaugamela, carved ivory, 18th century, after Charles Le Brun. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid.
331 BC
On 1 October 331 BC, on the plain of Gaugamela in what is now northern Iraq, Alexander and Darius met for the last time. Eleven days earlier the moon had been eclipsed, and Babylonian astronomers set down both the eclipse and the battle in their records.
The eagle
As the lines closed, Plutarch says, the seer Aristander pointed to an eagle soaring above Alexander’s head and flying straight toward the enemy. The carver chose that moment: Alexander on Bucephalus, the eagle overhead, Darius already in flight. Within a year Darius was dead, killed by his own satrap Bessus.
The work
An unknown carver of the eighteenth century cut this relief from ivory in high, middle and low relief. Its composition follows The Battle of Arbela, painted in 1669 by Charles Le Brun, First Painter to Louis XIV, for the royal Gobelins tapestry works. Arbela is the older name for the same battle. The relief is now in the Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid.
Not a painting — a carving. This design reproduces a classical ivory relief of an ancient battle: chariots, cavalry and infantry locked in stone-white detail, an eagle wheeling overhead. The most unusual piece in the collection, and the one people stop to look at twice.
The gold sun embroidered at the chest; the painting on the back, held in a thin antique-gold frame with its place and year. On our premium pullover hoodie in Bone — a smooth cotton face over a soft fleece lining.
• 65% ring-spun cotton, 35% polyester
• 100% cotton face
• Fabric weight: 8.5 oz./yd.² (288 g/m²)
• Fleece-lined interior
• Front pouch pocket
• Matching flat drawstrings
• 3-panel hood
• Tear-away label
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
Gaugamela · 331 BC — Hoodie (Ivory)
$87.00
331 BC
On 1 October 331 BC, on the plain of Gaugamela in what is now northern Iraq, Alexander and Darius met for the last time. Eleven days earlier the moon had been eclipsed, and Babylonian astronomers set down both the eclipse and the battle in their records.
The eagle
As the lines closed, Plutarch says, the seer Aristander pointed to an eagle soaring above Alexander’s head and flying straight toward the enemy. The carver chose that moment: Alexander on Bucephalus, the eagle overhead, Darius already in flight. Within a year Darius was dead, killed by his own satrap Bessus.
The work
An unknown carver of the eighteenth century cut this relief from ivory in high, middle and low relief. Its composition follows The Battle of Arbela, painted in 1669 by Charles Le Brun, First Painter to Louis XIV, for the royal Gobelins tapestry works. Arbela is the older name for the same battle. The relief is now in the Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid.
Not a painting — a carving. This design reproduces a classical ivory relief of an ancient battle: chariots, cavalry and infantry locked in stone-white detail, an eagle wheeling overhead. The most unusual piece in the collection, and the one people stop to look at twice.
The gold sun embroidered at the chest; the painting on the back, held in a thin antique-gold frame with its place and year. On our premium pullover hoodie in Bone — a smooth cotton face over a soft fleece lining.
• 65% ring-spun cotton, 35% polyester
• 100% cotton face
• Fabric weight: 8.5 oz./yd.² (288 g/m²)
• Fleece-lined interior
• Front pouch pocket
• Matching flat drawstrings
• 3-panel hood
• Tear-away label
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!