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Jennifer Nalewicki

'I nearly fell out of my chair': 1,800-year-old mini portrait of Alexander the Great found in a field in Denmark

A bronze alloy portrait of a man with wavy hair and ram horns.

Metal detectorists have unearthed a miniature bronze portrait of Alexander the Great on an island in Denmark.

Finn Ibsen and Lars Danielsen made the discovery while conducting survey work in a field outside Ringsted, a city on the Danish island of Zealand, and surrendered the artifacts to Museum West Zealand, Danish news outlet TV2 Øst reported.

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