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Alexander the Great, Wedgwood and Bentley British, Black basalt ware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire — Alexander the Great
Wedgwood and Bentley
ca. 1779–80

Alexander the Great (?), Turquoise, enamel, gold, probably Italian — Alexander the Great (?)
probably Italian
ring: mid-16th century; cameo: early Hellenistic 4th century BCE

Alexander the Great, Colin Nouailher French, Painted and partly gilded enamel on copper, French, Limoges — Alexander the Great
Colin Nouailher
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen
ca. 1541

Alexander the Great Rescued from the River Cydnus, Pietro Testa Italian, Oil on canvas — Alexander the Great Rescued from the River Cydnus
Pietro Testa
ca. 1650

Glass cameo with portrait head of Alexander the Great, Glass, blue, Roman — Glass cameo with portrait head of Alexander the Great
Roman
1st century BCE–3rd century CE

Alexander the Great, Bronze, Northern Italian — Alexander the Great
Northern Italian
16th century

Alexander the Great, Viktor Brodzki Polish, Head and base: white marble; cuirass and drapery: red Siena marble, Polish — Alexander the Great
Viktor Brodzki
19th century

Block with cartouche of Alexander the Great or his son Alexander IV of Macedon, Limestone — Block with cartouche of Alexander the Great or his son Alexander IV of Macedon
332–305 B.C.

Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Silver, Seleucid — Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great
Seleucid
ca. 325–319 BCE

Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Silver, Seleucid — Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great
Seleucid
ca. 318–316 BCE

Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great, Silver, bronze, Seleucid — Tetradrachm of Alexander the Great
Seleucid
ca. 311–305 BCE

Drachm of Alexander the Great, Silver, Roman — Drachm of Alexander the Great
Roman
200–500

Gold stater of Alexander the Great, Gold, Macedonia — Gold stater of Alexander the Great
Macedonia
336–323 BCE

The Meeting of Alexander the Great and Diogenes, Gaspar de Crayer Flemish, Oil on canvas — The Meeting of Alexander the Great and Diogenes
Gaspar de Crayer

Alexander the Great, Andy Warhol American, Screenprint — Alexander the Great
Multiple artists/makers
1982

Bronze statuette of a rider wearing an elephant skin, Bronze, Greek — Bronze statuette of a rider wearing an elephant skin
Greek
3rd century BCE

Gold ring with a carnelian intaglio, Gold with carnelian, Greek — Gold ring with a carnelian intaglio
Greek
3rd century BCE

Onyx cameo, Onyx, Roman — Onyx cameo
Roman
late 1st century BCE–3rd century CE

Alexander the Great meeting Diogenes, Anonymous, Etching — Alexander the Great meeting Diogenes
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1580–1640

Gold stater of Alexander the Great

Greek, Macedonian

336–323 B.C

Gold stater, Gold, Greek — Gold stater
Greek
286–281 BCE

"Alexander is Lowered into the Sea", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Amir Khusrau Dihlavi Indian, Main support: Ink, watercolor, gold on paper<br/>Margins: Gold on dyed paper — "Alexander is Lowered into the Sea", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Mukunda
1597–98

"Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Amir Khusrau Dihlavi Indian, Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold on paperg<br/>Margins: Gold on dyed paper — "Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Basawan
1597–98

Presumed Portrait of Alexander the Great, Bernard Picart French, Red chalk; framing lines in black chalk — Presumed Portrait of Alexander the Great
Bernard Picart
1719

Alexander the Great and King Poros, Martin Altomonte Italian, Pen and brown ink, brown and brown-gray wash — Alexander the Great and King Poros
Martin Altomonte
n.d.

Gold ring, Gold, Greek — Gold ring
Greek
late 4th–3rd century BCE

"Alexander Executes Janusiyar and Mahiyar, the Slayers of Darius", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper — "Alexander Executes Janusiyar and Mahiyar, the Slayers of Darius", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
dated 887 AH/1482 CE

Aquamanile in the Form of Aristotle and Phyllis, Bronze; Quaternary copper alloy (approx. 72% copper, approx. 17% zinc,<br/>approx. 6% lead, approx. 3% tin)., South Netherlandish — Aquamanile in the Form of Aristotle and Phyllis
South Netherlandish
late 14th or early 15th century

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas — Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1653

"Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru, Hafiz-i Abru Iranian, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on brownish paper — "Alexander the Great and Dying Darius", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
Hafiz-i Abru
ca. 1425

Gold stater, Gold, Greek — Gold stater
Greek
ca. 323/2–315 BCE

Box with Romance Scenes, Elephant ivory, French — Box with Romance Scenes
French
ca. 1310–30

"Iskandar in the Presence of the Brahmins", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper — "Iskandar in the Presence of the Brahmins", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi
ca. 1330–40

The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great, Quirin Mark Austrian, Engraving — The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great
Quirin Mark
Peter Paul Rubens
1784

The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great, Quirin Mark Austrian, Engraving; first state of two (undescribed) — The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great
Quirin Mark
Peter Paul Rubens
1784

Three Worthy Pagans: Hector, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar, Daniel Hopfer German, Etching; second state of two — Three Worthy Pagans: Hector, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1516

Alexander the Great presenting Campaspe to Apelles, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres French, Graphite, brush and brown wash; squared in graphite — Alexander the Great presenting Campaspe to Apelles
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
1810

King Arthur, Colin Nouailher French, Painted and partly gilded enamel on copper, French, Limoges — King Arthur
Colin Nouailher
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen
ca. 1541

Godfroy de Bouillon, Colin Nouailher French, Painted and partly gilded enamel on copper, French, Limoges — Godfroy de Bouillon
Colin Nouailher
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen
ca. 1541

Terracotta lamp in the form of an elephant's head, Terracotta, Greek, Sicilian — Terracotta lamp in the form of an elephant's head
Greek, Sicilian
3rd century BCE