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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 articulated 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. Dated 140–160 AD previously 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., The image shows the back of a carved pale stone head with detailed wavy hair and a braided band, mounted on a dark green mottled rectangular stone base; visible colors include off-white and beige tones on the carving, dark green and black with white patches on the base, and a neutral gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_473

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

70.3Mo (3.2Mo) / 34.7cm x 50.8cm / 4097 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Head Alexander Great unknown Roman workshop Alexander III Great King Macedonia 356–323 Bc Male portrait Roman sculpture Roman copy Greek original head young man turned left pathetic manner articulated base neck face oval skeletal structure emphasized mouth prominent slightly parted lips nose straight reflected tip eyes almond-shaped deep-set eyebrows expressive protruding strongly eyeball forehead flat low covered lush locks hair hairstyle consists loosely arranged slightly curled locks shifted off-axis right lock visible radiating outwards slightly raised different locks back arranged wavy locks lower part freely arranged Dated 140–160 AD previously 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 image carved pale stone head detailed wavy hair braided band mounted dark green mottled rectangular stone base visible colors include off-white beige tones carving black white patches neutral gray background.