Alexander the Great

Medium: Marble

Geograhical Locations:

• Egypt

Dates:100 B.C.E. – 100 C.E.

Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. (8.9 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum Location: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Exhibitions:

• Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt
• Jewish Life in Ancient Egypt
• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Cleopatra's Egypt: Age of the Ptolemies

Accession Number: 54.162

Image: 54.162_edited_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Head, torso and upper right arm from a composite (?) statuette of Alexander the Great in alabaster. Head twisted to left and originally furnished with metal diadem (drill holes in head) terminating in single strand on right shoulder. Preserved portion probably made as separate unit. Perhaps based on original by Lysippus. Condition: Diadem lost. A few minute chips.

Brooklyn Museum