The Cleveland Apollo (Apollo Sauroktonos) after Praxiteles
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The Cleveland Apollo (Apollo Sauroktonos) after Praxiteles is a Roman marble statue closely modeled on the lost Greek bronze by the famed sculptor Praxiteles, depicting the youthful god Apollo poised to kill a lizard.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Cleveland Apollo (Apollo Sauroktonos) after Praxiteles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1888483 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cleveland Apollo (Apollo Sauroktonos) after Praxiteles Context triple: [Cleveland Museum of Art, notableWorkInCollection, The Cleveland Apollo (Apollo Sauroktonos) after Praxiteles]
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A.
statue of Apollo
The statue of Apollo is a prominent sculptural representation of the Greek god of music, light, and the arts that serves as a central artistic landmark in Place Masséna.
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B.
Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue from around 470 BCE, celebrated for its realistic detail and serene expression, and considered a masterpiece of early Classical sculpture.
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C.
Pergamon Altar frieze
The Pergamon Altar frieze is a monumental Hellenistic sculptural relief renowned for its dramatic, high-relief depiction of the mythological battle between gods and giants.
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D.
Kriophoros
Kriophoros is an epithet of the Greek god Hermes depicting him as a ram-bearer, often associated with pastoral protection and sacrificial rituals.
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E.
Metroon of Olympia
The Metroon of Olympia is an ancient Greek temple at the sanctuary of Olympia dedicated to the mother goddess Rhea or Cybele, notable for its religious significance and role in the ceremonial life of the site.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Cleveland Apollo (Apollo Sauroktonos) after Praxiteles Target entity description: The Cleveland Apollo (Apollo Sauroktonos) after Praxiteles is a Roman marble statue closely modeled on the lost Greek bronze by the famed sculptor Praxiteles, depicting the youthful god Apollo poised to kill a lizard.
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A.
statue of Apollo
The statue of Apollo is a prominent sculptural representation of the Greek god of music, light, and the arts that serves as a central artistic landmark in Place Masséna.
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B.
Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue from around 470 BCE, celebrated for its realistic detail and serene expression, and considered a masterpiece of early Classical sculpture.
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C.
Pergamon Altar frieze
The Pergamon Altar frieze is a monumental Hellenistic sculptural relief renowned for its dramatic, high-relief depiction of the mythological battle between gods and giants.
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D.
Kriophoros
Kriophoros is an epithet of the Greek god Hermes depicting him as a ram-bearer, often associated with pastoral protection and sacrificial rituals.
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E.
Metroon of Olympia
The Metroon of Olympia is an ancient Greek temple at the sanctuary of Olympia dedicated to the mother goddess Rhea or Cybele, notable for its religious significance and role in the ceremonial life of the site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Roman sculpture
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copy after Greek original ⓘ marble statue ⓘ sculpture of Apollo ⓘ |
| afterWorkBy | Praxiteles ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | important Roman adaptation of a Praxitelean original ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Classical Greek art tradition ⓘ |
| basedOn | Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles ⓘ |
| category | Greco-Roman sculpture in American museums ⓘ |
| collection |
Cleveland Museum of Art collection
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linked to:
Cleveland Museum of Art
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| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Cleveland Museum of Art ⓘ |
| depictionDetail | Apollo approaching a lizard on a tree trunk ⓘ |
| depictionType | full-length standing figure ⓘ |
| depicts |
Apollo
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Apollo Sauroktonos ⓘ lizard ⓘ youthful male figure ⓘ |
| genre |
mythological sculpture
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statue of a god ⓘ |
| iconographicMotif | god interacting with animal ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Apollo as lizard-slayer ⓘ |
| iconography | Apollo poised to kill a lizard ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 4th century BCE Greek sculpture ⓘ |
| material | marble ⓘ |
| modeledOn | lost Greek bronze original ⓘ |
| museumDepartment |
Greek and Roman Art
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linked to:
Greco-Roman art
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| mythologicalRole | Apollo as youthful hunter ⓘ |
| period |
Roman Imperial period
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linked to:
Roman Empire
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| pose | standing youth leaning toward a tree trunk ⓘ |
| style | classicizing Roman style ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Apollo Sauroktonos type ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical publications on Apollo Sauroktonos type
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conservation and technical studies ⓘ scholarly debate on attribution to Praxiteles ⓘ |
| theme |
Greek mythology
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heroic nudity ⓘ |
| visualFocus | gesture toward the lizard ⓘ |
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Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cleveland Museum of Art
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notableWorkInCollection
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The Cleveland Apollo (Apollo Sauroktonos) after Praxiteles
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