ganymedesrocks: Beauty of Ephebic Proportions: The Ephebe d'Agde, soon after being discovered intrig
ganymedesrocks: Beauty of Ephebic Proportions: The Ephebe d'Agde, soon after being discovered intrigued some archaeologists and art historians for its resemblance Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), as the Agde’s bronze, is revealing the style of Lysippus of Sicyon, court artist to the Macedonian royal family: the shape of the face, the chin and the locks of hair above the forehead forming a sort of star. (the anastole). The Ephebe d'Agde wears a royal diadem on his head, similar to that found in the tomb of Philip II, the father of Alexander. Courtesy © Pierre Arnaud and Laurent Gheysens. -- source link