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Zeus
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
1st–2nd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
John Michael Rodocanachi Fund
Accession Number59.298
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 123; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 120 (additional published references).
DescriptionStatuette of Zeus wearing a chiton, with short sleeves, and an ample himation draped over the left shoulder and down the left side, front and back. He also wears sandals and stands on a plinth. Right hand and lower arm are missing, as is scepter formerly held in left hand. Red, green and brown patina. He probably held an libation bowl in his right hand.
For similar costume, pose, and attributes see SNG, von Aulock for Zeus on a big bronze coin of Geta minted at Keramos in Caria..
For similar costume, pose, and attributes see SNG, von Aulock for Zeus on a big bronze coin of Geta minted at Keramos in Caria..
ProvenanceBy 1959: with Mathias Komor, 19 East 71st Street, New York 21; purchased by MFA from Mathias Komor, May 14, 1959, for $ 300.00