Lot Essay
PUBLISHED: Métamorphoses, pp. 75 and 340.
See lot 50 for note on Alexander Doryphoros.
See lot 50 for note on Alexander Doryphoros.
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CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A HELLENISTIC BRONZE FIGURE OF ALEXANDER DORYPHOROS (LANCE-BEARER)
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
The hero standing in Lysippian pose with weight on left leg, naked save for a chlamys draped over left shoulder, wearing wreath in his wild leonine hair, his left arm raised to hold a lance (now missing) and holding his right hand to his hip, mounted
33/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
The hero standing in Lysippian pose with weight on left leg, naked save for a chlamys draped over left shoulder, wearing wreath in his wild leonine hair, his left arm raised to hold a lance (now missing) and holding his right hand to his hip, mounted
33/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
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