ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio Scaraboid with Portrait Bust of Alexander III, the Great as Herakles
AAT Object Form/Functionscaraboids
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
AAT Object Form/Functionportraits
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
CultureGreek
PeriodHellenistic
Date3rd Century BCE
Credit LineGift of Dr. Erica Frank and Dr. Randall F. White ('82C, '86M, '03G, '04PH)
Dimensions15/16 x 5/8 in. (2.4 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2005.080.084
Label TextPortrait bust of Alexander III, the Great as a youthful, beardless Herakles facing left. His left shoulder is bare and rotated forward so as to be viewed from behind. He has short curly hair, and wears a lionskin headdress with long wavy mane, the paws tied at the neck. Published ReferencesMichael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 58-59.
ProvenanceEx coll. Erica Frank, United States.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
2nd Century CE
ca. 310-280 BCE
1st Century BCE
1st Century BCE-1st Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
late 2nd-early 3rd Century CE
late 6th-mid 5th Century BCE
2nd-3rd Century CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
2nd Century CE
