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Head of Alexander the Great

ViewTotal from front center
SitePergamum (Mysia)
LocationTurkey
Dateca. 200 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodGreek Hellenistic Period
Materialmarble
Dimensions41cm h.
CollectionTurkey, Istanbul, Archaeological Museum
Inv. No.1138
Add'l. Info.possibly after 4th c. BC original by LYSIPPOS
Saskia No.Jgc-1039
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 5, plate 67
 Gombrich, The Story of Art, 16th ed., plate 66
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 7, plate 93
 Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd ed., chapter 5, plate 67
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 5, plate 63