The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Marble head of Apollo

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Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron and Son

Seán Hemingway, curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, discusses early twentieth-century reproductions of works from Sir Arthur Evans's historic excavations of Minoan Crete and Heinrich Schliemann's Mycenaean Greece.

This lecture was recorded on September 9, 2011, in conjunction with the exhibition Historic Images of the Greek Bronze Age: The Reproductions of E. Gilliéron & Son, on view May 17, 2011, through June 17, 2012.

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Marble head of Apollo

Period:: Imperial
Date:: 2nd century A.D.
Culture:: Roman
Medium:: Marble
Dimensions:: Overall: 5 5/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 7/8 in. (14.3 x 8.6 x 7.3 cm)
Classification:: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number:: 17.230.137

This artwork is not on display

References

Richter, Gisela M.A. 1924. "Small Greek Antiquities: Recent Accessions." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 19(12): p. 296.
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Roman Empire (5,259)
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A.D. 1-500 (6,201)
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Italian Peninsula, 1–500A.D.