{"id":16756,"date":"2026-03-05T13:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16756"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:03:52","slug":"alexander-the-great-portrait-38-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/alexander-the-great-portrait-38-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander the Great Portrait 38 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"1031\">This sculptural portrait depicts <strong data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"783\">Alexander the Great<\/strong>, the legendary king of Macedonia whose conquests transformed the ancient world and initiated the Hellenistic age. The figure is inspired by a well-known sculpture discovered in <strong data-start=\"961\" data-end=\"970\">Pella<\/strong>, the ancient Macedonian capital and birthplace of Alexander.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1514\">The <strong data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1117\">original statue is preserved in the Archaeological Museum of Pella in Greece<\/strong> and dates to the <strong data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1154\">4th century BCE<\/strong>, the era of Alexander\u2019s reign. The work is <strong data-start=\"1198\" data-end=\"1218\">carved in marble<\/strong> and reflects the portrait tradition associated with <strong data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1283\">Lysippos<\/strong>, the renowned sculptor who served as Alexander\u2019s official court artist. Lysippos established the ruler\u2019s iconic image: youthful, idealized, and expressive, with a characteristic upward gaze symbolizing ambition and heroic destiny.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1828\">Although many ancient sculptures survive only in fragments, these remains continue to convey the elegance and realism that defined late Classical Greek sculpture. This representation captures the enduring image of one of history\u2019s most influential figures and reflects the artistic heritage of ancient Macedonia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"2049\">A portrait of Alexander the Great inspired by the 4th-century BCE marble sculpture displayed in the Archaeological Museum of Pella, reflecting the iconic royal image created in ancient Macedonia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[17,18,444,39],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-16756","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-sculptures","product_cat-bronze-sculptures","product_cat-collection-iv","product_cat-statues"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16756"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}