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Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Basin: ceramic tile over stone or concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures-Copy
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Caesars Palace 3750 South Las Vegas Boulevard Entrance to the Tholos Building Las Vegas Nevada 89109
Date:
1965. Dedicated August 1966
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(Proper left side of pedestal:) Rebechi Aldo E. G./Pietrasanta Lucca I Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Full-length standing figure of Apollo in a fountain. He is nude except for a cape which is partially draped over his extended proper left arm, a quiver of arrows on his back and sandals. He is supported by a tree stump which has an emerging snake up its side and a cluster of grape leaves.