Apollo with a Lyre and Olympos Kneeling in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, October 2009

Statuette of Apollo and Olympos
Roman, Imperial Period, 150–200

Dimensions: Height: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)

Medium or Technique: Bronze

Classification: Sculpture

Accession Number: 1993.701

Apollo Musagetes stands on square, angled support, against a column, kythara in his left hand, right arm and hand held slightly away from body. He is wreathed and wears a long, belted peplos. At his feet, on the left, a small figure of Olympos in Phrygian costume (pointed cap, cloak tunic, and trousers), kneels on left knee. In the front panel of the support, two holes for attachment, perhaps to a wagon; lower right corner, broken off. Green and gray patina.

Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/statuette-of-apollo-and-ol...