Cultural Centre
Heads
The following replica heads are on display in their true beauty at the Hellenic Club of Canberra, to view them online roll over the images below for details.
The original items can be found in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Figurine Head of Cycladic Art
Height: 0.29 m
Marble head of a large, almost life-size statue of a Cycladic Goddess.
It was found on the island of Amorgos, Cyclades and it was made between 2800 and 2300 BC
Certified Museum copy
The original is in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. |
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Head of Alexander The Great
Height: 0.35 m
Marble head of Alexander the Great.
It may be attributed to the sculptor Leochares.
It was found on the Acropolis of Athens.
It was made circa 335 BC.
Certified Museum Copy
Original in the Archaeological Museum of the Acropolis, Athens. |
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Head of Asclepios
Height: 0.37 m
Marble head of Asclepios, God of Medicine, son of Apollo and Coronis. Asclepios was raised by the centaur Cheiron who taught him the art of healing. He soon surpassed his master for he could resurrect even the dead. His symbols were the cypress, pine and olive trees and in the animal kingdom the dog, goat, cock and mainly the serpent.
It was found on the island of Amorgos, Cyclades.
It was made in the 4th century BC.
Certified Museum Copy
Original in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. |
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Head of Hippocrates
Height: 0.45 m
Marble head from an over life-size statue of Hippocrates. A Greek physician (460 – circa 370 BC) who founded a medical school on the island of Cos, Dodecanese.
His school produced more than 50 books, as well as a system of medical methodology and ethics which is still practiced today. Upon being granted their M.D. degrees, new doctors still swear a so-called Hippocratic oath.
It was found on the island of Cos near the Odeion. It was made in the 2nd half of the 2nd century BC.
Certified Museum Copy
Original in the Museum of Cos. |
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Head of Hygeia
Height: 0.32 m
Marble head of Hygeia. Goddess of Health and Hygiene.
Generally considered to be one of the finest in the whole of Greek sculpture.
It probably belongs to a statue which stood in the temple of Athena Alea at Tegea, Peloponnesus.
Some historians believe that it is the creation of Skopas while others classify it among the early works of Praxiteles. It was made circa 360 BC.
Certified Museum Copy
Original in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. |
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