Greece, Macedonia(?) / probably 100–1 BCE
Athlete or Apollo
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Athlete or Apollo as sculpture (Greece, Macedonia(?) · probably 100–1 BCE).
The eyes of this figure are decorated with inlaid silver.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this sculpture as bronze with silver inlays.
The museum's collection notes: This bronze statuette depicts a nude male, perhaps a young athlete or the youthful god Apollo. The figure is made from solid bronze, with a fillet of inlaid silver on his head. The figure’s right arm is broken off just above the elbow. If this is a statue of Apollo, he may have once held a bow and arrow; if it depicts an athlete, he could have held athletic equipment, a symbol of victory, or an offering dish.
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