Head of a young man with idealized features

It is reminiscent of portraits of Alexander the Great created by some of the most significant artists of the period, such as the painter Apelles and the sculptor Lysippus. These portraits showed a young, beardless man with long hair and a moist glance, expressing his lust for new discoveries and conquests. In the years of the Successors, the idealized portrait of Alexander spread throughout the Greek world. It became a paradigm for the portraits of the other rulers who wanted to present themselves as successors to Alexander and continuers of his legacy.该作品令人联想到亚历山大大帝（Alexander the Great）的经典肖像——该时期诸多顶尖艺术家均曾创作此类肖像，例如画家阿佩莱斯（Apelles）与雕塑家利西普斯（Lysippus）。这些肖像均刻画了一位年轻无须、长发披肩的男子，双眸温润灵动，传递出他对全新探索与征服的热切向往。 在亚历山大大帝继业者（Successors）统治时期，这种理想化的亚历山大肖像遍布整个希腊世界。 它随即成为其他统治者肖像创作的范式，这些统治者均希望将自身塑造为亚历山大的继承者与其功业的延续者。