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What sculpture is this?
Author: Siena FaillaAnswer:
Aplu (Apollo), from the Portonaccio temple, Veii, Terracotta sculpture, ca. 525-500 BCE, Rome, Museo Etrusco de Villa Giulia, akroteria (placed on top), probably one of the central figures on the temple, major sculptures are not being made out of terracotta in other cultures, similarities to Greek Kouros (facial features, striding one foot forwards, same hairstyle, muscles depicted in a similar way), archaic smile, potentially written about by the Roman historian Pliny
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