File:AlexandreLouvre.jpg

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English: Hermes-type bust (pillar with the top as a sculpted head) of Alexander the Great called Hermes Azara. Bears the inscription: "Alexander [the Great], son of Philip, [king of] Macedonia." Copy of the Imperial Roman Era (1st or 2nd century CE) of a bronze sculpture made by Lysippos. Found in Tivoli, East of Rome, Italy. Pentelic marble, region of Athens.
Français : Pilier hermaïque d'Alexandre le Grand, connu sous le nom d'« Hermès Azara ». Inscription : « Alexandre [le Grand], fils de Philippe, [roi de] Macédoine. » Copie romaine d'époque impériale (Ier-IIe siècle av. J.-C.) d'une sculpture en bronze de Lysippe. Découvert à Tivoli, près de Rome. Marbre du Péntélique, de la région d'Athènes.
Date 17 December 2006 (according to Exif data)
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current13:34, 8 March 2014Thumbnail for version as of 13:34, 8 March 2014576 × 768 (569 KB)Hohum (talk | contribs)Reworked levels
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08:54, 20 January 2007Thumbnail for version as of 08:54, 20 January 2007576 × 768 (671 KB)World Imaging (talk | contribs)Bust of Alexander the Great, Louvre Museum. Personal photograph 2006. Category:Louvre Museum

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