Schiller and Apollo Terracotta Figures
A parian figure of Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller and a classical style terracotta bust of Apollo, 19th and 20th century, the standing figure wearing a flowing cape and overcoat, holding a scroll in his left hand, raised on an octagonal base (unmarked), parian figure 19.69 in. high.
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- Apollo - Apollo is the Greek and Roman god of the sun, and patron of music and poetry. He is often depicted with a lyre.
- Terracotta - Terracotta is lightly fired earthenware, red or reddish-brown in colour, used in ancient times. Fired at higher temperatures terracotta was used in the nineteenth century for decorative vases and similar objects, but rarely for utilitarian goods. Other uses for terracotta include roofing tiles, garden pots and ornaments. Glazed terracotta is known as faience.
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