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title: Greek Fighting an Amazon (Detail)
author: Sailko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21526/greek-fighting-an-amazon-detail/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-01-31
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# Greek Fighting an Amazon (Detail)

_Authored by Sailko_

## Image File

[![Greek Fighting an Amazon (Detail)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21526.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21526.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) warrior fighting an [Amazon](https://www.worldhistory.org/amazon/), detail from a painted alabaster sarcophagus, photograph by Sailko, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/), 01 January, 2014.

Section of the painted alabaster sarcophagus known as the "Amazon Sarcophagus" found in [Tarquinia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tarquinia/), Italy. The sarcophagus dates from around 350-325 BCE.

National Archaeological Museum of Florence, Italy

## Cite This Work

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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Produzione_greca_o_magnogreca,_sarcofago_delle_amazzoni,_350-325_a.C._ca,_da_tarquinia_05.JPG) by [**Sailko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Produzione_greca_o_magnogreca,_sarcofago_delle_amazzoni,_350-325_a.C._ca,_da_tarquinia_05.JPG). Submitted by [Dr Mahir Khalifa-Zadeh](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/mahirkhalifa-za/ "User Page: Dr Mahir Khalifa-Zadeh"), published on 31 January 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.