It seems that it had fallen there from one of the buildings on the higher city the head reveals all of the characteristic features of the sculpted heads of alexander the great.
Marble portrait of alexander the great.
It was found in the kerameikos athens.
Tivoli east of rome italy.
Marble portrait of alexander the great 2nd 1st century bce said to be from alexandria egypt.
The back of the head has been worked to receive the remainder of the hair which was probably made of another material such as stucco or plaster.
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This life size head said to have been found in megara was part of a multi figured group which probably served as a funerary monument for a courtier who wanted to associate.
Formerly in the cabinet of the chevalier d azara spanish ambassador to rome then in france.
370 300 b c who created the standard alexander portrait type.
An unknown leonardo self portrait.
Revision of the authorship of the alexander the great relief in the national gallery of art.
Marble portrait of alexander the great youthful image of the conqueror king hellenistic greek.
Ancient literary sources say that he let only one sculptor carve his portrait.
Marble portrait of alexander the great 199 1.
Portrait of alexander the great 356 323 bc called hermes azara roman imperial 1st 2nd century ad provenance.
Alexander the great 356.
Physiognomical theory in renaissance heroic portraits.
This head was found during the excavations of the lower agora of pergamon.
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British museum london united kingdom.
The drooping of the head onto the shoulder and its slight backward inclination the great mane of hair rising from the middle of the forehead.
Alexander wears the lion s pelt a common iconographic feature in depictions of the young king on coins which hints at his descent from the mythical hero herakles.
Literary sources tell us though perhaps not reliably that alexander reigned 336 323 bc chose only a few artists to produce his image and famous names such as the sculptor lysippos and the painter apelles were associated with his portraiture.
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Marble head of alexander the great found in the kerameikos athens c.
The surface is in good condition with only minor abrasions.
Head of alexander the great made of pentelic marble.
The macedonian king who defeated his persian colleague darius iii codomannus and conquered the achaemenid empire during his campaigns alexander visited a o.