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Apollo was the god of music, light, truth, and healing in Graeco-Roman mythology, but this statue was found in a temple dedicated to "Kore", the goddess of the underworld and vegetation. The back of the statue was not polished, suggesting that the statue was placed inside a niche within the temple. This type of Apollo statue was derived from a 4th century BCE work by the Athenian sculptor Praxiteles; copies of his work became popular in the 2nd century CE. Roman period, early 2nd century CE. From Samaria, Sebastia, near Nablus, in modern-day West Bank, Palestinian Territories. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).
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