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Bust of Alexander as Pharaoh
Copper alloy bust of Alexander wearing a nemes headdress. From Egypt, c. 150 BCE to 200 CE.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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King Atropates Meets Alexander
The meeting between Alexander of Macedon and King Aturpat (Atropates, in Greek) of Aturpatakan (Atropatena), painting by Job Mammadov.
Azerbaijan National Museum, Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Alexander I, Emperor of Russia
Emperor Alexander I of Russia (r. 1801-1825), oil on canvas portrait by George Dawe, c. 1818-1825.
British Royal Collection.

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Severus Alexander Bust, Vatican Museums
A marble bust of Roman emperor Severus Alexander, r. 222-235 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).

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Alexander the Great (Head)
The sculpture is considered to be Alexander at 18, made when he visited Athens after the battle of Chaeronea in 358 CE.
Taken at the Acropolis Museum in Athens

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Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave
An illustration from the Khamsa (Quintet) by the Indian poet Amir Khusrau (1253–1325). The scene shows (on the right) Alexander the Great, who in Khusrau’s work travels extensively, including in search of spritiual enlightenment. The Greek...

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Statue of Alexander III of Scotland
A statue of Alexander III of Scotland (r. 1249-1286 CE) on the exterior of Saint Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.

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Head of Alexander as Crown Prince
The image of the young Alexander (r. 356 - 323 BCE) is already characterized by a tuft of hair springing up from his forehead and long, flowing hair. Yet, the emotional expression and the gaze into the distance of later portraits are missing...

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Great Seal of Alexander III of Scotland
The great seal of Alexander III of Scotland (r. 1249-1286 CE).

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Seal of Alexander I of Scotland
The Great Seal of Alexander I of Scotland (r. 1107-1124 CE).