Periodically combing the net for statues...

[badstar]

A statue of Apollo I've never seen before!

Is it sad that I kinda envy his sandals?

http://www.ancientsculpturegallery.com/S032.html

Only $12,000

Why on earth does no one make smaller replicas out of something other than marble or concrete of the statues that I want? A nice shrine-sized cast-resin version would be wonderful. Seriously. I don't need something that is literally the same height as me. Apollo himself is tall enough.

Comments

[droops.livejournal.com]

We really do lack a lot of statuary choices. There are none of the Dioskouroi, for example. I made my own dokana, but it would be nice to have statues of Them. But, They're not popular, so it doesn't happen.

I agree with you though, that's a heck of a statue!

[fuego.livejournal.com]

What's a dokana?

[droops.livejournal.com]

It's a door frame, essentially. This gaming site has a nice recreation:

http://www.baueda.com/15dokana.html

[euplois.livejournal.com]

Wow, I've been to Miletos and had no idea great statues were found there. Yet another reason to visit Istanbul! There's one of Hermes as well. I haven't seen a replica of it.

Those are some stylish sandals.

I suppose these giant replicas are for the upper classes to put in their gardens. I used to get a train by one such place in outer London years ago and there was a beautiful life-sized Artemis.

[fuego.livejournal.com]

I suppose these giant replicas are for the upper classes to put in their gardens.

Yeah, but would it kill them to make a tabletop-sized version? lol...

[erl-queen.livejournal.com]

Wow, I really like that one, and I don't usually like statues of Apollon (which is why I ended up with a St. Michael instead for Him in the adyton). Gotta say, the side view especially makes Him look pretty damn sexy. Not a bad thing. :) Why can't they make a smaller, affordable version?

[fuego.livejournal.com]

Wow, I really like that one, and I don't usually like statues of Apollon

Same here. I know that I read once that there was an actual meaning behind it, but several of the classical statues of him have what looks like a huge, floppy bow on his head...and that just kills several of them for me. I do like the one that I have though. But this one...and one other that I've only ever seen in garden concrete "life size" are ones that I'd *really* love to have. Other than that....uhg. Geez, I couldn't even tell you what the statue would look like if I could commission the perfect Apollo statue- I think it would have to be constantly morphing in appearance including wings sometimes, Scary Apollo and wolf forms- that's just how he appears to me.

Gavin mentioned you having a statue of St Michael for Apollo not too long ago. We were in a store that was mostly a painting gallery, but also had random statuary- mostly Greek gods- sitting around in little corners and shelves and stuff, and I looked up at one point, and there was...winged Apollo with a sword. (I know we've discussed the idea of winged Apollo before) The tag said St Michael, but nah, reasonably well convinced it was actually Apollo :-) (I also had the idea a while back that Apollo with a sword makes perfect sense- hey, sometimes the bow and arrow just isn't exactly what's needed, ya know? lol...)

Gotta say, the side view especially makes Him look pretty damn sexy. Not a bad thing. :)

Oh yes, I definitely agree. :-)

Why can't they make a smaller, affordable version?

Very sad. *laments the lack of affordable version of the statue*

[erl-queen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have this statue for him in the adyton:
http://www.amazon.com/ARCHANGEL-MICHAEL-SCULPTURE-Bronze-Powder/dp/B0014NH9GK/

It's very fierce, which is why I like it. :)