The Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer

Praxiteles

Cleveland Museum of Art

Green patina sculpture of a naked male youth standing on a square base. The figure stands with weight on the right leg and the left leg relaxed. The right arm is missing below the elbow. The left arm is bent at the elbow with the hand near the groin. The head is tilted down and to the right. The hair is short and tousled. The sculpture stands on a square base with a patina that matches the figure. The background is grey, darker at the top and lighter at the bottom.