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| Keywords: Greek - Hellenistic Ruler - Walters 541045 - Back.jpg This statue is characteristic of a portrait tradition of Alexander that was established during his life The powerfully muscular physique with irregularly bulging contours suggests that the figure was created by Alexandrian craftsmen The wax model for the figure was assembled from elements cast in different molds resulting in the unusual proportions of the limbs century 2 1 BC Hellenistic solid cast bronze cm 25 13 7 7 5 accession number 54 1045 12507 Matossian date and mode of acquisition unknown Lépine date and mode of acquisition unknown Maison Nadaud date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 The Search for Alexander The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago; New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans; Royal Ontario Museum Toronto; National Gallery of Art Washington; Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco San Francisco 1980-1983 From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
