Hellenistic Male Head 2 at The British Museum, London

In Cypriot sculpture, a pursely Greek style only became common from around 350 BC, accelerated by Alexander the Great's conquest in 333 BC. However, a late Classical Greek style continued to be used until around 200 BC, often making it difficult to date statues precisely. This male dead is among the earliest in the local Hellenistic tradition. The wreath thows that the man depicted is a worshipper. Although realistic, this bust may not be a portrait of an actual person. From All Dali. Sanctuary of Apollo-Reshef. The Hellenistic period covers the period of ancient Greek (Hellenic) history and Mediterranean history between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the subsequent conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year. Hellenistic art saw a turn from the idealistic, perfected, calm and composed figures of classical Greek art to a style dominated by realism and the depiction of emotion (pathos) and character (ethos). The motif of deceptively realistic naturalism in art (aletheia) is reflected in stories such as that of the painter Zeuxis, who was said to have painted grapes that seemed so real that birds came and pecked at them. The female nude also became more popular as epitomized by the Aphrodite of Cnidos of Praxiteles and art in general became more erotic (e.g. Leda and the Swan and Scopa's Pothos). The dominant ideals of Hellenistic art were those of sensuality and passion. People of all ages and social statuses were depicted in the art of the Hellenistic age. Artists such as Peiraikos chose mundane and lower class subjects for his paintings. According to Pliny, He painted barbers' shops, cobblers' stalls, asses, eatables and similar subjects, earning for himself the name of rhyparographos [painter of dirt/low things]. In these subjects he could give consummate pleasure, selling them for more than other artists received for their large pictures. Even barbarians, such as the Galatians, were depicted in heroic form, prefiguring the artistic theme of the noble savage. The image of Alexander the Great was also an important artistic theme, and all of the diadochi had themselves depicted imitating Alexander's youthful look. A number of the best-known works of Greek sculpture belong to the Hellenistic period, including Laocoön and his Sons, Venus de Milo, and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, [e-mail] to find out how you can help.塞浦路斯雕塑领域中，纯粹的希腊风格直至公元前350年左右才得以普及，公元前333年亚历山大大帝的征服进一步加速了这一进程。然而，古典晚期希腊风格一直沿用到公元前200年前后，这往往给雕塑的精确断代带来极大困难。这件男性逝者造像是当地希腊化时期（Hellenistic period）传统中现存最早的作品之一。头上的花环表明，所描绘的男子是一名崇拜者。尽管作品写实，但这件胸像未必是某位真实人物的肖像。该造像出自All Dali的阿波罗-雷舍夫圣所。 希腊化时期（Hellenistic period）涵盖了自公元前323年亚历山大大帝逝世，至公元前31年亚克兴海战标志罗马帝国崛起、并于次年征服托勒密埃及（Ptolemaic Egypt）之间的古代希腊（Hellenic）历史与地中海历史时段。 希腊化艺术一改古典希腊艺术中理想化、完美化、平静沉稳的人物形象，转向以写实为核心，侧重表现情感（激情，pathos）与性格（气质，ethos）的创作风格。艺术中那种看似逼真的自然主义（aletheia，即“真实”）母题，可从画家宙克西斯（Zeuxis）的传说中窥见一斑：相传他所绘的葡萄逼真到引得飞鸟前来啄食。女性裸体（female nude）也愈发流行，普拉克西特列斯（Praxiteles）的《克尼多斯的阿佛洛狄忒》（Aphrodite of Cnidos）便是典型代表；整体艺术风格也更具情色意味，例如《丽达与天鹅》（Leda and the Swan）与斯科帕斯（Scopa）的《渴望》（Pothos）。希腊化艺术的核心审美理想是感官享乐与激情迸发。 希腊化时代的艺术涵盖了各个年龄层与社会阶层的人物。例如佩莱亚科斯（Peiraikos）便选择市井底层题材进行创作，据古罗马作家普林尼（Pliny）记载："他绘制理发店、鞋铺、驴子、吃食及诸如此类的题材，并因此获得‘低俗画家’（rhyparographos）的称号。在这些题材中，他能带来极致的愉悦，其作品售价甚至高于其他艺术家的大幅画作。"即便像加拉太人（Galatians）这样的蛮族，也被以英雄化的形象加以描绘，这预示了"高贵的野蛮人"（noble savage）这一艺术主题。亚历山大大帝的形象亦是重要的艺术母题，所有继业者（diadochi）都以模仿亚历山大大帝的青年形象来塑造自身肖像。诸多广为人知的希腊雕塑作品都属于希腊化时期，包括《拉奥孔与儿子们》（Laocoön and his Sons）、《米洛的维纳斯》（Venus de Milo）以及《萨莫色雷斯的胜利女神》（Winged Victory of Samothrace）。 本展品隶属于Scan The World项目。Scan The World是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在打造全球范围内可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取。该项目为开源社区协作项目，若您身边有感兴趣的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。