Leto and her twins: 5th century B.C

Votive relief. Pentelic marble. Found in Athens, in the area of Plaka. In the centre, Apollo sits on the sacred tripod. His mother, Leto, stands behind him, and his sister, Artemis, is shown before him, holding a bow in her right hand. The epistyle preserves part of the dedicatory inscription. The relief was probably a dedication in the Pythion, a sanctuary located near the Olympieion. End of the 5th century B.C. Accession number: 1389. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Athens, Greece. Text: Museum inscription.