Cleveland Museum of Art

Relief of Apollo with Nike

Date

27 BCE–14 CE

Medium

Greek marble

Culture

Italy, Roman, Augustan period

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This is a typical example of Neo-Attic work, a school that revived the Archaic style of the late sixth century BC. The elongated figures and mannered gestures are typical of this school. Between the figures is a draped egg-shaped stone known as an omphalos, the metaphorical center of the world.

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