Furniture or Vessel Attachment: Head of Alexander the Great with Attributes of Hercules and Zeus-Ammon
| Culture | Greek |
|---|---|
| Title | Furniture or Vessel Attachment: Head of Alexander the Great with Attributes of Hercules and Zeus-Ammon |
| Date | 1st century BCE |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | Object: 3 × 2 × 1 1/2 in. (7.6 × 5.1 × 3.8 cm) Overall: 3 × 2 × 1 1/2 in. (7.6 × 5.1 × 3.8 cm) |
| Credit Line | Burton Y. Berry Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 63.279.31 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A male head wearing a lion's head with jaws, teeth, and a mane around his head with the lion's legs tied under his chin. A protrusion at the top contains two large round holes.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
Request this image
The Eskenazi Museum of Art provides images of its collection, free of charge, upon request.
This artwork is under copyright protection. You can request the image and it will be emailed to you when the request is complete.
Cite this page
"Furniture or Vessel Attachment: Head of Alexander the Great with Attributes of Hercules and Zeus-Ammon | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=63.279.31