The famous Apollo of Mantua and its variants are early forms of the Apollo Citharoedus statue type, in which the god holds the cithara, a sophisticated seven-stringed variant of the lyre, in his left arm.
ðə fˈeɪməs ɐpˈɑːloʊ ʌv mˈæntuːə ænd ɪts vˈɛɹiənts ɑːɹ ˈɜːli fˈɔːɹmz ʌvðɪ ɐpˈɑːloʊ sˈɪθɐɹˌoʊdəs stˈætʃuː tˈaɪp, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə ɡˈɑːd hˈoʊldz ðə sɪθˈɑːɹɹə, ɐ səfˈɪstᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd sˈɛvənstɹˈɪŋɡd vˈɛɹiənt ʌvðə lˈaɪɚ, ɪn hɪz lˈɛft ˈɑːɹm.