Of course the trouble with all ancient portraits is that we cannot really pronounce on their likeness. Perhaps if we could see a snapshot of Alexander we should find it quite unlike the bust. Egyptians still buried there dead as mummies, but instead of adding there likenesses in the Egyptian style they had them painted by an artist who knew all the tricks of Greek portraiture. These portraits, which were certainly made by humble craftsmen at a low price, still astonish us by there vigour and realism.
 

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