Athlete or Apollo
probably 100–1 BC
Maker Unknown
Greek and Roman Art
Athlete or Apollo, probably 100–1 BC. Greece, Macedonia (?), probably 1st Century BC. Bronze with silver inlays; overall: 30.8 x 9 cm (12 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1927.170 This bronze statuette depicts a nude male, perhaps a young athlete or the youthful god Apollo. Lost to time are objects he would have held in his hands, perhaps a bow and arrow. The weight-shift stance of the youth recalls the style of Praxiteles, master sculptor of the 4th century BC.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- bronze with silver inlays
- Dimensions
- Overall: 30.8 x 9 cm (12 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
- Departments
- Greek and Roman Art
- Accession Number
- 1927.170
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Juxtapositions
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 102C Greek
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