![]() ![]() Unlike the statue of Apollo, this figure preserves its original eyes, which are made of bone for the whites and glass paste for the irises and pupils. It was discovered in the Temple of Apollo at Pompeii in March 1817, just months before the Apollo was found.ĭiana's pose, with her arms outstretched to hold a bow and arrow, matches that of the statue of her brother the two sculptures were likely created as a pair. Only the upper part of the original statue survives. The exhibition also presents a bronze statue of Apollo's twin sister Diana (Artemis to the Greeks), goddess of the hunt. To the Greeks and Romans, Apollo was the god of prophecy, music, and healing. Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei-Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples See a detail of the Apollo's head and torso.
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