#but apparently the nose and lips are modern restorations of a copy of a lost original
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So this is a copy of the original ancient sculpture, and it saw damage over the years as well, with the lips and nose being modern restorations. We still don't know exactly what he looked like. But probably not quite such a twink as the second bust would suggest.
#🤣#I'm a little blown away by alexander#i mean#it makes sense#but despite having delved a fair bit into classics i have never seen this#but apparently the nose and lips are modern restorations of a copy of a lost original#so#we still don't know for sure what he looked like
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