Alexander the Great Silver Drachm, Hellenistic Period, c. 315 - 294 BCE Funerary & Religious Equipment the Maya ingeniously employed techniques

the Maya ingeniously employed techniques such as pecking

which combines South Asian religious imagery with artistic traditions influenced by the Hellenistic world

The surface retains a soft polish with scattered mineral accretions and areas of lighter encrustation

this piece still effectively conveys its purpose

Alexander the Great Silver Drachm, Hellenistic Period, c. 315 - 294 BCE Funerary & Religious Equipment the Maya ingeniously employed techniquesThe obverse depicts a portrait of Heracles, the greatest warrior hero of ancient Greek mythology, facing right and wearing the famed lion skin headdress. The reverse depicts the divine Zeus, king of the Gods on Mount Olympus and father of Heracles, seated on a throne facing left, one leg crossed behind the other, an eagle perched in his outstretched right hand, a long scepter in his left, and a torch underneath, AIE AEANPOY to the right, a monogram in