Piraeus Apollo
The Piraeus Apollo is an ancient Greek bronze sculpture in the archaic style from the 2nd or 1st century BC, exhibited now at the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Athens.
Overview
The sculpture was discovered in the ancient harbor of Piraeus in July 1959, along with the Piraeus Athena and Piraeus Artemis. It was excavated by John Papadimitriou.The Piraeus Apollo was long thought to be a product of the late archaic period, and would have been among the few bronzes from that time period to have survived. Newer research view it as a archaizing sculpture of the Hellenistic period. This is due to its mixing of features from different time periods and its stance, which contrasts other archaic kouroi, such as the Kroisos Kouros, as pointed out by Olga Palagia.