Sujet

Statuette of Apollo, about 100 BC. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Statuette of Apollo, about 100 BC. Additional Info: This Hellenistic silver statuette depicts Apollo, the Greek god of music and prophecy. He originally held a lyre in his left arm; the right hand may have held his lyre's pick. The god appears with long, wavy hair tied in a knot on the top of his head and locks escaping down onto his shoulders, a hairstyle also favored by the goddess Aphrodite. Apollo had always been represented as young and beautiful in Greek art, but in the Hellenistic period, his image became much softer and more effeminate. Statues of the gods in precious metals such as gold and silver were popular among the wealthy for display in household shrines. Such statues were also found in temple treasuries, to which they had been given as elaborate and expensive gifts to the gods.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A00_491

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

180,4Mo (4,4Mo) / 58,0cm x 77,9cm / 6851 x 9202 (300dpi)

Mots clés

standing religious stone arts carving country religion metal naked nude figure figures statue statues sculpture art color silver marble archaeology ancient Greek Apollo Greece handicraft handicrafts deity God carved location century archaeological statuette concept archeology nudity nakedness Colour 1st century BC 2nd century BC object sculpture Unknown silver sun god Heritage Art mythological figure Hand Carved