Golden Larnax

Golden Larnax
The Golden Larnax of Philip II of Macedon (Vergina Collection, National Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki)
Created4th century BC
Discovered1977-1978
Vergina, Central Macedonia, Greece

The Golden Larnax is a 4th-century BC closed coffin discovered in the Macedonian Royal tombs at Vergina in Greece. It has been proposed that it contained the remains of King Philip II of Macedon.

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