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A GREEK BRONZE HEAD OF ALEXANDER WEARING ELEPHANT SKIN
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A GREEK BRONZE HEAD OF ALEXANDER WEARING ELEPHANT SKIN

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK BRONZE HEAD OF ALEXANDER WEARING ELEPHANT SKIN
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
With thick curls framing his face, the elephant headdress with trunk raised above his forehead, flanked by two large tusks, mounted
2 in. (5 cm.) high
來源
Collection of M. Bouvier (1901-1980), Switzerland. Bouvier was a law professor in Alexandria prior to 1930.
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

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The 'Ganesh-type' headdress was adopted by Alexander to show his victory in the Indus Valley, and can be seen on many coins of the period. Being an essential attribute of Alexander it was adopted by subsequent Ptolemaic rulers. For a discussion on the type cf. F. Antonovich, Les Métamorphoses Divines d'Alexandre, Paris, 1996, pp. 166-169.