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Apollo seated with lyre, Farnese collection

Apollo sits on a rock holding his lyre in his left hand and plectrum in his right. He wears a long robe and a crown of olive(?) leaves on his head.

Colossal statue of Apollo seated holding a lyre. The head, hands, and lyre, were originally made of bronze, but were replaced by C. Albacini with white marble.The statue originally represented a female subject, the personification of Rome, before the restorer altered its features. Porphyry and marble, Mueso Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli Inv. 6281. Photo by Jebulon via Wikimedia Commons, CC0 1.0.

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Mueso Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli
Associated Passages
895-918
Type
Image
Date
2nd century CE
Location
National Archaeological Museum of Naples
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Hades and Persephone holding court, detail from an Apulian red-figure krater

Hades and Persephone (center) sit on a couch in their palace. Persephone glances toward Hades who looks out at Hermes (upper right) and Orpheus (lower right). Hermes sits on a stool holding a hydria in his right hand and his caduceus in his left. Below him Orpheus stands holding a kithara in his right hand and plectrum in his left. Megara sits on a pedestal outside  the palace(upper left) with her two sons. Below (lower left) a woman, possibly Hecate, stands holding torches in each hand.

Hades and Persephone holding court from their palace. Detail from an Apulian red-figure volute krater attributed to White Sakkos Painter, Antikensammlung Kiel Inv. B 585. Photo by  Marcus Cyron via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

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Antikensammlung Kiel
Associated Passages
782-806
License
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
Date
c. 320 BCE
Medium
terracotta
Location
Antikensammlung Kiel
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Orpheus charming the animals, detail of a Roman Mosaic

Orpheus (center) sits on a rock under a tree. He holds his lyre in his left hand. His right arm is extended and he holds the plectrum in his right hand. Various animals (including a tortoise, bull, peacock, tiger, and deer) surround him listening attentively.

Orpheus charms the animals with his music.  Detail of a Roman floor mosaic from Building A, Piazza della Vittoria, Palermo. Museo Archeologico Regionale Antonio Salinas NI 2287. Photo by Marie-Lan Nguyen via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5

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Associated Passages
569-591
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Date
c. 200-250 CE
Medium
mosaic
Location
Museo Archeologico Regionale Antonio Salinas, Palermo
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Thermae boxer (Boxer at Rest)

A boxer sits on a rock resting after his match. His head is turned, looking over his right shoulder. Injuries on his body and face are highlighted with red copper to mimic blood; small drops fall onto his body. He also shows signs of long-term injuries such as cauliflower ear. He is nude except for his leather hand-wraps.

So-called “Thermae boxer”; athlete resting after a boxing match. Bronze sculpture, Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme Inv. 1055. Image by Marie-Lan Nguyen via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5.

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Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo
Associated Passages
463-489
1122-1137
Type
Image
License
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Date
3rd-2nd centuries BCE
Medium
Bronze
Location
Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
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