Apulu (Apollo of Veii)

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Confronting Hercules in the middle of his labors, this clay statue of Apollo strides forward.

 

Apulu (Apollo of Veii), from the roof of the Portonaccio temple, Italy, c. 510-500 B.C.E., painted terracotta, 5′ 11″ high (Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome)

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Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "Apulu (Apollo of Veii)," in Smarthistory, August 9, 2015, accessed September 21, 2020, https://smarthistory.org/temple-of-minerva-and-the-sculpture-of-apollo-veii-2/.