| Date | early 20th century (plaster cast), 2nd century AD, after a statue from the 4th century BC (original) |
|---|---|
| Object type | plaster cast |
| Medium, technique | plaster |
| Dimensions | 51 x 45 x 31 cm |
| Inventory number | Ag.261 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
| On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), Portraits of Great Men, Gallery X |
The plaster cast preserves a part of a statue usually identified as the portrait of the Macedonian king Alexander III (336—323 BC), and formerly kept in the Rondanini Collection. According to ancient tradition there was a triumphal monument that depicted the Macedonian king, Philip II (382— 336 BC), on a chariot, and the charioteer was his son, the later Alexander the Great. The statue in Munich is probably a Roman adaptation of that monument. It is also possible, however, that the facial features merely resemble Alexander the Great, but the statue represents a hero (for example Achilles).
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 392.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
