Légende
Head of Alexander the Great, unknown Roman workshop. Alexander III the Great King of Macedonia; 356–323 BC. Male portrait, Roman sculpture, Roman copy from a Greek original; head. The head of a young man is clearly turned to the left in a pathetic manner. The head is reflected at the base of the neck. The face is oval, the skeletal structure is not emphasized. The mouth is prominent, with slightly parted lips. The nose is straight, reflected at the tip. The eyes are almond-shaped, deep-set, and the eyebrows are expressive, protruding strongly above the eyeball. The forehead is flat, low, and covered with lush locks of hair. The hairstyle consists of loosely arranged, slightly curled locks. Above the forehead, shifted off-axis to the right, a lock of hair is visible, radiating outwards, slightly raised and clearly different from the other locks. At the back of the head, the hair is arranged in wavy locks, with only the lower part being freely arranged. Date: 140–160 AD formerly dated 150–160 AD. Findspot: Rome via Nomentana. Sculpture; height 19.8 cm, width 16.1 cm, depth 14.2 cm; weight 8.5 kg., A carved stone head of a person with wavy hair rests on a square block; the head is light beige with subtle warmer and cooler stone tones and shows smooth facial features and closed or partly closed eyes, a slightly upturned nose, and gently parted lips, with detailed carved curls around the forehead and temples; the block base is dark green with lighter green and white mottling and a polished appearance, and the background is a flat neutral gray.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26A02_470
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
70.3Mo (3.3Mo) / 34.7cm x 50.8cm / 4097 x 6000 (300dpi)