Portraits of Alexander and a Youth (Hephaestion?) (Illustration)

Illustration

by Caroline Cervera
published on 02 May 2016

Marble portraits of Alexander the Great and a youth, perhaps Hephaestion, Alexander's closest companion, c. 325-320 BCE. One of the earliest surviving portraits of Alexander. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, on loan from the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu)

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Caroline is an Associate Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia and a student at Northeastern University. She is passionate about studying ancient history and preserving it for future generations.

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