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Collection Online as of April 21, 2024

Relief of Apollo with Nike

Relief of Apollo with Nike

27 BCE–14 CE
Greek marble
Overall: 41.6 x 46.4 cm (16 3/8 x 18 1/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1930.522
Location: 103 Roman

Did You Know?

Between the figures is a draped egg-shaped stone known as an omphalos, the metaphorical center of the world.

Description

This is a typical example of Neo-Attic work, a school that revived the Archaic style of the late sixth century BC. The elongated figures and mannered gestures are typical of this school.
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    Di Franco, Luca. I rilievi "neoattici" della Campania: produzione e circolazione degli ornamenta marmorei a soggetto mitologico.Roma : "L’Erma" di Bretschneider, 2017. Reproduced: p. 31, fig. 12
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  • {{cite web|title=Relief of Apollo with Nike|url=false|author=|year=27 BCE–14 CE|access-date=21 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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