Alexander the Great Pictures

By N.S. Gill, About.com Guide

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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• Head of Alexander the Great at the Getty Museum
• Statue of Alexander the Great at the Antalya Archeological Museum
• Alexander the Great Battle Scene
• Cartouche of Alexander the Great
• Head of Alexander the Great at the British Museum
• Alexander the Great on Coins
• Map of Alexander's Conquest of India
• Map of Alexander the Great's Routes

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