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.
Marble portrait of alexander.
This head was found during the excavations of the lower agora of pergamon.
This portrait of alexander the great in the erbach type named after the best copy in schloss erbach germany was found in madytos thrace turkey.
The surface is in good condition with only minor abrasions.
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Roman marble copy after a greek original from around 340 bc.
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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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The bust was later used as a model for sculptures and paintings.
The head was cut to fit into a separately made body.
Marble portrait bust of severus alexander ca.
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Altes museum berlin germany.
Ancient literary sources say that he let only one sculptor carve his portrait.
370 300 b c who created the standard alexander portrait type.
Marble portrait head of alexander the great.
Marble portrait of alexander the great 2nd 1st century bce said to be from alexandria egypt.
Alexander the great 356.
Ceracchi also created many replicas in both marble and plaster.
Egypt babylonia persis media bactria the punjab and the valley of the indus in the second half of his reign he had to find a way to rule his newly conquered countries.
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.
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.
Marble portrait of alexander the great youthful image of the conqueror king hellenistic greek.
The macedonian king who defeated his persian colleague darius iii codomannus and conquered the achaemenid empire during his campaigns alexander visited a o.
Marble portrait of alexander the great 199 1.
Alexander hamilton is a marble bust portrait of alexander hamilton done in the style of a roman senator by the italian sculptor giuseppe ceracchi.