S5.2 APOLLO SUAROCTONE
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre Ma441 |
| Title | Apollo Suaroctone |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | 1.49 metres |
| Context | Discovered in Italy |
| Original / Copy | Roman copy of Greek bronze statue attributed to Praxiteles ca 350 - 340 B.C. |
| Style | Late Classical |
| Date | C1st - C2nd A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The god Apollo is portrayed as a nude, pubescent boy with long hair tied up in a ribbon. He rests an arm on a tree-trunk with a crawling lizard.