Alexander Marble Statue

One of the granite plaques is an inclined slab at the monuments base the other a part of.
Alexander marble statue. The statue was gifted by the state of georgia in 1927. Papakosta added it is a great blessing that this statue which many archaeologists searched for for many years was found by a greek mission the stunning greek marble statue which has been universally acknowledged as a representation of alexander the great himself is now exhibited at the national museum of alexandria. It has three plaques two of granite and one bronze. The discovery she says.
Hellenistic period first half of the 2nd century bce. This statue of alexander hamilton stephens was given to the national statuary hall collection by georgia in 1927. This sculpture was created during the archaic period and is a stylized image of athena the goddess of war. Alexander hamilton is a marble bust portrait of alexander hamilton done in the style of a roman senator by the italian sculptor giuseppe ceracchi.
Athena was the least selfish and most noble goddess of the greek pantheon. From pergamon bergama in modern day turkey. After 14 years of fruitless digging papakosta unearthed this early hellenistic marble statue of alexander the great now exhibited at the national museum of alexandria. It depicted a very stout bronze figure of the counter reformist and unpopular russian tsar combined with a very heavy horse on a pedestal.
The bust was later used as a model for sculptures and paintings. Stephens is a marble sculpture commemorating the american politician of the same name by gutzon borglum installed in the united states capitol as part of the national statuary hall collection. The deeply furrowed forehead brings to mind the enormous problems he had already encountered although so young and with regard to its realistic rendering is typical of the pergamene art of sculpture during the reign of king eumenes ii. Identified by his mass of leonine hair his young idealized face and his deep set upturned eyes alexander the great was the first greek ruler to understand and exploit the propagandistic powers of portraiture.
Alexander hamilton stephens was born near crawfordville taliaferro county georgia on february 11 1812. The marble statue is a confederate infantry soldier at parade rest standing atop a two tier base constructed of cut granite rocks laid around and supported by steel and concrete. The statue stands 1 18m high is made of white marble and is decorated with bronze pieces of metal all over the head and shoulders. The monument was built to honor all alexander county confederate soldiers.