Head of Alexander the Great

Josiah Wedgwood, 1780 - 1836



Head of Alexander the Great

Josiah Wedgwood 1780 - 1836

Summary

Solid blue oval plaque with high white relief portrait. Right side profile, head and shoulders portrait of Alexander the Great, showing ornate breastplate and helmet on which is perched a small dragon.


Object Name

Head of Alexander the Great

Creators Name

Josiah Wedgwood

Date Created

c 1779

accession number

1918.342

Place of creation

Etruria

Medium

Credit

Transferred from the Horsfall Museum Collection, 1918


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