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Gold and ivory Apollo(?)
Chryselephantine (gold and ivory) god
Delphi Museum, Greece
7th c. BCE gold and ivory life-sized figure of a hero or god, presumed to be Apollo. It was burned in a fire. He holds a shallow offering-bowl like that seen on the white-ground kylix in this photoset.
The enigmatic smile is typical of the Archaic Period of Greek art.
© 2005 Ellen Brundige
Illustration for Ancient Greece Odyssey: A Traveller's Journal
Gold and ivory Apollo(?)
Chryselephantine (gold and ivory) god
Delphi Museum, Greece
7th c. BCE gold and ivory life-sized figure of a hero or god, presumed to be Apollo. It was burned in a fire. He holds a shallow offering-bowl like that seen on the white-ground kylix in this photoset.
The enigmatic smile is typical of the Archaic Period of Greek art.
© 2005 Ellen Brundige
Illustration for Ancient Greece Odyssey: A Traveller's Journal