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Fitzwilliam Museum casts

Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2024 9:27 pm
by Alexias
The Classics Faculty of Cambridge University has a collection of casts of famous sculptures. Here are their three Alexander heads.

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The dying Alexander, a Roman copy of a late 3rd or early 2nd cent. BC original. Possibly not Alexander.


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Alexander as Helios, or Helios. Roman copy of late 3rd cent. BC original.

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The British Museum head of Alexander. From Alexandria, 1st or 2nd cent. BC.