Mask copy from a marble head of Alexander the Great, found in the Kerameikos, Athens ca. 300 BC.
Alexander wears the lion’s pelt, a common iconographic feature in depictions of the young king on coins, which hints at his descent from the mythical hero Hercules. The letters on Alexander’s face were carved at a later period.
12 x 8”
Mask copy from a marble head of Alexander the Great, found in the Kerameikos, Athens ca. 300 BC.
Alexander wears the lion’s pelt, a common iconographic feature in depictions of the young king on coins, which hints at his descent from the mythical hero Hercules. The letters on Alexander’s face were carved at a later period.
12 x 8”
