A Late Archaic/Early Classical Greek Relief with Two Hoplites (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek IN 2787)

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A Late Archaic/Early Classical Greek Relief with Two Hoplites (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek IN 2787). / Schwartz, Adam; Østergaard, Jan Francis Stubbe.

I: Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Bind 137, 2022, s. 1-37.

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Schwartz, A & Østergaard, JFS 2022, 'A Late Archaic/Early Classical Greek Relief with Two Hoplites (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek IN 2787)', Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, bind 137, s. 1-37. https://doi.org/10.34780/1bb3-3a3d

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Schwartz, A., & Østergaard, J. F. S. (2022). A Late Archaic/Early Classical Greek Relief with Two Hoplites (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek IN 2787). Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, 137, 1-37. https://doi.org/10.34780/1bb3-3a3d

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Schwartz A, Østergaard JFS. A Late Archaic/Early Classical Greek Relief with Two Hoplites (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek IN 2787). Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts. 2022;137:1-37. https://doi.org/10.34780/1bb3-3a3d

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Schwartz, Adam ; Østergaard, Jan Francis Stubbe. / A Late Archaic/Early Classical Greek Relief with Two Hoplites (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek IN 2787). I: Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts. 2022 ; Bind 137. s. 1-37.

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