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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-030. (A) God of archery, music, poetry, art, and prophecy Apollo in the Citharoedus (Citharede) aspect, holding a kithara, resting on a tripod (of Delphi?), entwined by a large snake (the iconographic reference to the Delphian serpent Python?). (B) God Apollo in the Toxotis (Archer) aspect, with the quiver strap slung across the body suggesting bow and arrow, and an undulating snake climbing a tree stump. |
| Item: | Medium: | Category (Object): |
Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Provenience: | Collection: |
| A. | Marble | Sculpture (Carved statue) |
Timarchides (100s BC, attr.) |
Roman Republican, 100s BC (Classicizing Roman reworking, inspired by a marble Greek model of Apollo Lyceus by Praxiteles (fl. 370s-330s BC), 300s BC) |
Villa Palombara, Esquiline Hill, Rome, Lazio Central Italy |
Musei Capitolini (Palazzo Nuovo), Rome, Inventory № 628 |
| B. | Marble | Sculpture (Carved statue) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, 140-160 AD (Clas-sicizing Roman re-working, inspired by a Greek model of 300s BC) |
Castelporziano, Tor Paterno, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Museo Nazionale Romano (Palazzo Massimo alle Ter- me), Rome, Inven- tory № 75675 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Italian Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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