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

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by Caroline Cervera
published on 02 May 2016

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Portraits of Alexander and a Youth (Hephaestion?) — 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 Cervera

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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Cervera, C. (2016, May 02). Portraits of Alexander and a Youth (Hephaestion?). Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/5027/

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Cervera, Caroline. "Portraits of Alexander and a Youth (Hephaestion?)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 02, 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/image/5027/.

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Cervera, Caroline. "Portraits of Alexander and a Youth (Hephaestion?)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 02 May 2016. Web. 23 Jan 2021.

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