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Apollo

Chryselephantine is a term that refers to the sculptural of gold and ivory. Here is the head of the chryselephantine statue that probably represented Apollo. Riveted on the wooden body of the statue were gold or gilded sheets with forged decoration, rendering the clothing, hair, jewelry and other details, whereas the head and nude parts of the body, such as legs and arms were made of ivory. The eyes and eyelids were inlaid. c.550-540 BC , from Delphi

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Uploaded on October 12, 2011
Taken on September 13, 2011