File:Chlamys-clad figure Louvre Ma305 n2.jpg

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English: Fragmentary statue of a man clad in a chlamys (cloak). The head (now lost) wore a diadem, symbol of royalty, of which a part is extant on the right shoulder. May reproduce a portrait of Alexander the Great by Euphranor, which Pliny the Elder (24, 78) mentions as the creator of a portrait of Alexander and Philip in a chariot. Marble, Roman copy of the 1st–2nd century after a Hellenistic original. Found near Pezenas, southwest of France.
Français : Statue fragmentaire d'un homme drapé dans une chlamyde (manteau). La tête (perdue) portait un diadème — symbole de royauté — dont le pan figure encore sur l'épaule droite. Reproduit peut-être un portrait d'Alexandre le Grand par Euphranor, que Pline l'Ancien (XXIV, 78) mentionne comme l'auteur d'un groupe représentant Alexandre et Philippe sur un quadrige. Provenance : environs de Pézenas, Hérault, France.
Dimensions H. 42 cm (16 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Sully, ground floor, room 17
Accession number
Ma 305
References Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 920
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2007)
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