BATHYCLES

flourished 6th century BC, , Magnesia, Ionia [now in Turkey] ancient Greek sculptor whose only known work was a marble altar built around an ancient statue of Apollo at Amyclae. This work was commissioned by the Spartans and was described by the 2nd-century-AD Greek chronicler Pausanias as being adorned with mythological reliefs and free-standing supporting figures. Some architectural fragments, but virtually none of the sculptures, have been recovered.