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Jupiter (Zeus)
Roman
Imperial Period
1st–2nd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number65.462
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 121; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 120 (additional published references).
DescriptionThis statuette of Zeus would have held a scepter-staff in his raised left hand. His thunderbolt served as a support for the lowered right hand. Left arm, left leg from just below the knee, and right foot are missing. The eyes have the remains of silver inlay. The rear half of the thunderbolt is preserved in the right hand. Brown patina with green spots.
ProvenanceBy 1965: with Mathias Komor, 19 East 71st Street, New York 21; purchased by MFA from Mathias Komor, April 14, 1965