Here is a photo of the statue found in Alexandria. Spurring hopes his Resting place may be found yet…
Are you sure? that certainly looks like a modern statue. Any large scale bronze discovered would 1) not be in such a fine state of preservation and 2) not be in that modern/baroque-ish style.
https://inthessaloniki.com/item/alexander-the-great-monument-alexander-the-3rd/ Looks like the statue is in Thessaloniki, and made in 1973.
Here's the actual article for those interested. It also contains a photo of the statue. My feeling is Alexander's tomb is no longer with us, but if it were someday discovered (and to boot with his corpse), it would be one of the greatest archeological discoveries of all time.
In 365 AD a Tsunami swamped Alexandria and several meters of soil and destruction were deposited. It is highly possible the Tomb of Alexander and possible remains are still there. They would be about 8 meters deep, just like the statue that was found…..
King Arthur's castle has also been discovered recently, giving hope his resting place may also be found.
Hi @kirispupis & @Mammothtooth , Thanks for the link. It eventuality got me to the Hirac site where a few more photos can be seen https://hriac.com/discoveries/ as well as the official publication of the statue (read-only mode) from Eidola: International Journal of Classical Art History. Sorry for the digression (rant?) to come. I must say, looking at the long sideburns on the statue reminds me much more of Ptolemy IV than Alexander. Comparing to a coin portrait (below, BM coin pictured at Livus.org - I wish it were mine!), I feel this identification with Alexander is a case of settling on the explanation you want, rather than the one that fits the facts. To me it seems the discoverer glosses over the points of identification and too quickly rules out any of the Ptolemies. Oddly, the images for the statue head shown are always from an odd angle (looking up from chin to forehead), minimizing the ability for the straight-on profile comparison - even though the author provided her own images for the article (below) and in theory could have provided profile and/or head-on views in the article. You might argue that the artist wanted to conflate two important people by using heroic Alexander imagery with Ptolemy’s facial characteristics, but that explanation does not sit right with me. I wish I could see the statue myself up close. I'm not a trained archeologist or art historian, but I do have 40 years of looking at Ptolemaic coins and related images. This statue is showing up in a lot of internet places as an "Alexander" image but it just does not convince me. When I started collecting coins I would never have dreamed I could see something wrong or something other 'professionals' might not have noticed, but it has happened to me before and I think this is another case. Sorry again for the rant, er, digression. - Broucheion
Unless I'm mistaken (which has never happened in my lifetime, but I may be mistaken about that)...this is a copy of a lifetime portrait bust of Alexander by Lysippos (Alexander's chosen sculptor), and I don't think the statue being discussed is a match.
Decent article on possible locations of Alexander's Tomb. The Holy Grail of Archaeology. https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/08/alexander-the-great-tomb-new-theory-location/
