ID: 700006506 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006506	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Portrait of Alexander the Great (sculpture (visual works); Unknown Greek (Greek Artist); about 320 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 73.AA.27)

Note: Preserved is a slightly larger than life-size head that is turned and inclined towards the left. The face is oval in shape with deep-set eyes under heavy brows, a prominant nose, and slightly parted lips. Around the face the hair is wavy and unruly. Parted in the center, the hair is arranged in thick waves around the rest of the head. The neck is broken just below the chin. The chin, center of lower lip, part of the upper lip, and the nose are battered.

Titles:

Portrait of Alexander the Great (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,,)

Head of Alexander the Great (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: about 320 BCE

Creator Display:

Unknown Greek (Greek Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

artist unknown Ancient Greek (Ancient Greek cultural designation) [500202840]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500125181] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 73.AA.27

Display Materials: Parian marble

	Parian marble [300011594]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock, marble (rock), <marble by color or pattern>, white marble)

Dimensions: Object: H: 29.1 x W: 25.9 x D: 27.5 cm (11 7/16 x 10 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

Cultures:

Ancient Greek (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Hellenistic [300020101] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean periods, Ancient Greek (culture or style))

General Subject:

portraits (preferred)

religion and mythology

Specific Subjects:

	Alexander the Great (Macedonian king, 356-323 BCE) [500280655]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	commemorative [300235430]
	.....(Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by function>) (AAT)

	head (animal or human component) [300375054]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, biological components, animal components) (AAT)

	portrait [300015637]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Portrait of Alexander the Great	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Head of Alexander the Great	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP,JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)