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            close up of Apollo in the west pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia

            c. 470-456 b.c.

            marble, Apollo is approximately 10 feet, 2 inches tall

            Archeological Museum, Olympia

Note facial expression: “expressionless mask of regular beauty deemed appropriate to gods and godlike men, despite their action or potential for action”

            (from de la Croix, page 152)