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| Object type | statue | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: Apollo kitharoidos (holding a lyre). Marble, Roman artwork, 2nd century CE, influence of Hellenistic statuary of the 2nd century BC. From the Temple of Apollo at Cyrene (modern Libya).
Français : Apollon citharède (à la lyre). Marbre, œuvre romaine, IIe siècle ap. J.-C., influence de la statuaire hellénistique du IIe siècle av. J.-C. Provenance : temple d'Apollon à Cyrène (actuelle Libye).
Italiano: Apollo citaredo. Marmo, opera romana del II sec. d.C., influenza della scultura ellenistica del II sec. a.C. Da Tempio di Apollo a Cirene. |
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| Date | 2nd century AD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | marble | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 228 cm (89.7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current location |
Main floor, room 22, Greek & Rome |
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GR 1861.7-25.1 (Cat. Sculpture 1380) |
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| Credit line |
1861: excavated by Sir Robert Murdoch Smith & Commander Edwin Augustus Porcher. |
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| References | British Museum: online database: entry 460420 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source | Own work | ||
| Author | Marie-Lan Nguyen | ||
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