Antiquity · Cleveland Museum of Art · 1927.170
Athlete or Apollo
Unknown maker, probably 100–1 BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- probably 100–1 BCE
- Medium
- bronze with silver inlays
- Dimensions
- Overall: 30.8 x 9 cm (12 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
- Era
- Antiquity
Why it matters
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.