Head of Alexander the Great or Helios, the sun god
2nd century A.D. or 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMarble from Carrara in northwest Italy
DimensionsHeight x length (of face): 48 x 24 cm (18 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit LineCatharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession number95.68
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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ProvenanceFirst published in 1893; photographed by Fototipia Danesi in Rome, probably by 1894; said to have been bought in Alexandria and to come from Menschîye (province of Girghe) which was ancient Ptolemais; by 1894: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his letter of November 11, 1895: found in Mancheeh, province of Girgeh in Egypt); 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)
1st or 2nd century A.D.
late 1st century B.C. – 1st century A.D.
1st–2nd century A.D.
1st–2nd century A.D.
30 B.C.–A.D. 70
1st–2nd century A.D.
late 2nd century A.D., based on Hellenistic Greek work of 2nd century B.C.
probably first half of the 1st century B.C.
about A.D. 125–175
