Apollo and Artemis Relief in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Apollo and Artemis


Creator: Greek (Artist)

Period: ca. 50 BC (late Hellenistic-Roman)

Medium: marble (Sculpture)

Accession Number: 23.7

Measurements: 17 1/16 x 12 5/8 x 2 15/16 in. (43.4 x 32 x 7.5 cm)

Geographies: Greece (Place of Origin)

The model for this relief was probably a dedicatory offering on the Athenian Acropolis. Copies intended for decorating the home were produced as late as the 2nd century. Several other almost identical examples of this relief are known, showing that sculpture was mass produced in this period.

Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/34775/apollo-and-artemis/