Plaster cast of Apollo Sauroctonos (Lizard Slayer)
- Reference:GB 1694 PC/006
- Dates of Creation:Mid 19th century-early 20th century
- Physical Description:1 item
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This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
Original: This cast is of a 1st - 2nd century AD Roman marble copy of the Praxiteles original (Bronze, attributed by Pliny). It shows a nude adolescent male about to catch a lizard climbing up a tree. The left arm, the right hand and the lizard's head are modern restorations. It could indirectly refer to Apollo's fight against the serpent Python or, if the lizard is an attribute of the god, it could show Apollo in his purifying function, as a destroyer of plagues. Original currently in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France.Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Dimensions: 1650 x 610 x 483 mm (Plinth: 123 x 740 x 730 mm)
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