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Head of Poseidon / Antigonos Doson, 227-221 BC (bronze)

Head of Poseidon / Antigonos Doson, 227-221 BC (bronze)
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IMAGE number
HST1268038
Image title
Head of Poseidon / Antigonos Doson, 227-221 BC (bronze)
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Artist
Greek school, (3rd century BC) / Greek
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
Medium
bronze
Date
227 BC - 221 BC (C3rd BC)
Dimensions
28.9x19.7x24.1 cms
Image description

Indentified as Antigonos Doson (263-221 BC) King of Macedon, from a tetradrachm in the museum's collection. Coins featuring Antigonos Doson portray him as Poseidon, god of the sea--a reference to his reestablishment of Macedonia's supremacy over the sea. The bronze head and silver coin both have fine facial bone structure, deep-set eyes, full open lips, and baroque curls of hair and beard that suggest the turbulence of waves. The windswept locks are barely bound by the fillet that serves as a crown.

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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / Museum purchase funded by Isabel B. and Wallace S. Wilson / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
beard / Macedonia / Europe / mythology / macedonian / mythology / hellenistic / man / sea god / head / metalwork / beard / deity / male / king

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