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Statue of Apollon

Statue of Apollon

Classification
sculpture / statue; statue
Dimensions
magasság: 83 cm
Date
modern
Period
post-antique
Material
marble; marble analysis
Iconography
Apollon; wreath; snake; tree trunk
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Budapest, Museum of Applied Arts; Ráth, György Collection
Inventory
51.2871
ID
Hyp-6939

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the statue was made of Parian or Prokonnesian (Marmara) marble. Click here for the detailed results.

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.