Fitzwilliam Museum casts
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2024 9:27 pm
The Classics Faculty of Cambridge University has a collection of casts of famous sculptures. Here are their three Alexander heads.
The dying Alexander, a Roman copy of a late 3rd or early 2nd cent. BC original. Possibly not Alexander.
Alexander as Helios, or Helios. Roman copy of late 3rd cent. BC original.
The British Museum head of Alexander. From Alexandria, 1st or 2nd cent. BC.
The dying Alexander, a Roman copy of a late 3rd or early 2nd cent. BC original. Possibly not Alexander.
Alexander as Helios, or Helios. Roman copy of late 3rd cent. BC original.
The British Museum head of Alexander. From Alexandria, 1st or 2nd cent. BC.