Alexander the Great

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Bavaria (made)

The figure standing on a floral patterned pedestal supported by two cupids. Alexander's left hand streched out, head facing towards the left. There is a relief on the base of Alexander, showing Deinocrates's project for the remodelling of Mount Athos in Alexander's image.

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Category	Sculpture
Object type	Statuette
Title	Alexander the Great (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Boxwood Boxwood
Brief description	Statuette, boxwood, Alexander the Great, possibly Bavaria, early 18th century
Physical description	The figure standing on a floral patterned pedestal supported by two cupids. Alexander's left hand streched out, head facing towards the left. There is a relief on the base of Alexander, showing Deinocrates's project for the remodelling of Mount Athos in Alexander's image.
Dimensions	Height: 35.56cm Width: 15.24cm
Gallery label	ALEXANDER THE GREAT South German (Bavarian); early 18th century Boxwood (1993 - 2011)
Object history	Bought, £31 11s. 6d.
Production	was attributed to Matthias Loth before and was thought to be Spanish
Subject depicted	Alexander the Great
Bibliographic references	Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1864 In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 70 Trusted, Marjorie. Spanish Sculpture. Catalogue of the Post-Medieval Spanish Sculpture in Wood, Terracotta, Alabaster, Marble, Stone, Lead and Jet in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1996, rejected attributions, p. 172
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	169-1864

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Record created	October 30, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O171101/alexander-the-great-statuette-unknown/

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