Piraeus Apollo - VI
Beneath delicately arched ridged brows the Piraeus Apollo has horizontal eyes, the upper lid curving above the iris. Both iris and pupil are incised, a feature that is occasionally found on marble works where paint was used to point up the details. The large plastic ears are naturalistic, with both tragus and antitragus shown. The ears are rendered as if they are being pushed out by the bulging mass of thick hair pulled behind them.
Source: Carol C. Mattusch, “Greek Bronze Statuary: From the Beginnings Through the 5th Century BC”
Bronze sculpture
Height 192 cm
High Archaic period
ca. 530 - 520 BC
From Delos [?]
Piraeus - Archaeological Museum
Piraeus Apollo - VI
Beneath delicately arched ridged brows the Piraeus Apollo has horizontal eyes, the upper lid curving above the iris. Both iris and pupil are incised, a feature that is occasionally found on marble works where paint was used to point up the details. The large plastic ears are naturalistic, with both tragus and antitragus shown. The ears are rendered as if they are being pushed out by the bulging mass of thick hair pulled behind them.
Source: Carol C. Mattusch, “Greek Bronze Statuary: From the Beginnings Through the 5th Century BC”
Bronze sculpture
Height 192 cm
High Archaic period
ca. 530 - 520 BC
From Delos [?]
Piraeus - Archaeological Museum