Luna Digitization Project

Luna Digitization Project

Currently not on view

Head of Apollo, possibly after a Hellenistic prototype,

ca. 140 A.D.

Roman
y1992-47
This detached head has been identified as belonging to Apollo, the god of music and poetry, due to the laurel wreath in the hair. Though dated to Imperial Rome, the sculpture recalls earlier Greek depictions of Apollo, particularly those made by the sculptor Praxiteles in the late fourth century B.C. Several ancient authors describe sculptures by Praxiteles, and numerous copies of his works survive. Praxiteles’s representation of Apollo thoughtfully preparing to capture a lizard shares a similarity with the Princeton head in hairstyle and lips pursed in active contemplation.

Information

Title
Head of Apollo, possibly after a Hellenistic prototype
Dates

ca. 140 A.D.

Medium
White marble
Dimensions
19.8 x 17.7 x 17.5 cm (7 13/16 x 6 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Object Number
y1992-47
Period
Roman (style or period)
Type
sculpture
Materials
white marble
Subject
mythology, deities, wreaths (costume accessories), heads, men

Related Objects

Untitled ,

1958

Seymour Lipton

1998-161

Untitled , 1958 , by Seymour Lipton , object number 1998-161

Skull and Rosary ,

1945

Ruth Bernhard

2008-572

Skull and Rosary , 1945 , by Ruth Bernhard , object number 2008-572

Oscar Morgenstern (1902-1977)

Joe Brown

PP599

Oscar Morgenstern (1902-1977) , by Joe Brown , object number PP599

Portrait of a woman ,

ca. 40–30 B.C.

y1984-77

Portrait of a woman , ca. 40–30 B.C. , object number y1984-77

Vessel handle with rams, lions, and Gorgon head ,

ca. 600–590 B.C.

y1988-1

Vessel handle with rams, lions, and Gorgon head , ca. 600–590 B.C. , object number y1988-1

Portrait of a man ,

ca. 180 A.D

y1989-26

Portrait of a man , ca. 180 A.D , object number y1989-26
See all heads

Explore More

Hear the Conservator Artist-in-Residence Talk: Liu Xiaodong