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LOT 0112

Greek Head of Alexander The Great

3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

4 in. (142 grams total, 10.2 cm including stand).

Modelled in the round with wavy hair brushed forward, large lentoid eyes in low-relief, angular nose and small mouth; attachment lug to underside, rich lead/copper alloy; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Collection of Mr C., Geneva, Switzerland (1936-2016), assembled between 1985 and 2010.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12857-241703.

Literature

Cf. Moreno, P., ‘L’immagine di Alessandro Magno nell’opera di Lisippo e di altri artisti’ in Alexander the Great, 1993, pp.101-136; Moreno, P. (ed.), Lisippo, l’arte e la fortuna, catalogo della mostra, Roma-Milano, 1995; Alfano, C. (ed.), Martellago, 1995; L Frumusa, G., ‘Alessandro Magno, Eracle e la Leonté nella Glittica Ellenistica e Romana’ in LANX, 3, December 2009, pp.13-35; cf. also portrait of Alexander the Great in the Athens Archaeological Museum in Bieber, M., Alexander the Great in Greek and Roman Art, 1964, p.52, fig.37, pl.XX.

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LOT 0112

Greek Head of Alexander The Great

Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720

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