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Detached Creature from the Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer

Praxiteles

Cleveland Museum of Art

Ancient greenish metal sculpture of a humanoid figure slaying a lizard; figure's right arm raised with fingers wrapped around the lizard's neck; left hand supporting lizard from below; lizard's head tilted back; both figures have defined muscles; patina visible; against grey background.

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Dimensions
497 × 900 px
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