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Head of Alexander the Great at the Getty Museum
Getty Museum Head of Alexander the Great

Getty Museum Head of Alexander the Great

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This life size 11 7/16 x 10 3/16 x 10 13/16 in. marble head of Alexander the Great is from the Getty Museum. It was made in about 320 B.C. and was found at Megara. The Getty Museum says that Alexander exploited the propaganda possibilities of portraiture and only allowed one sculptor, Lysippos, to carve his likeness.

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