Statuette of Zeus seated on a throne
Bronze, eyes inlaid with silver.1st—2nd cent. CE.
Height: 16.2 cm, width: 9.3 cm, depth: 8.2 cm; weight: 807 g. Inv. Nos. MNE 13 / Br 4437.Paris, Louvre MuseumPhoto by Egisto Sani
Statuette of Zeus seated on a throne.
Bronze, eyes inlaid with silver.
1st—2nd cent. CE.
Height: 16.2 cm, width: 9.3 cm, depth: 8.2 cm; weight: 807 g.
1st—2nd cent. CE.
Height: 16.2 cm, width: 9.3 cm, depth: 8.2 cm; weight: 807 g.
Inv. Nos. MNE 13 / Br 4437.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
Origin:
From Syria (?).
Previous owners:
Henri Louis Marie Martin de Boisgelin;
Louis De Clercq.
Donated to the Louvre in 1967.
Previous owners:
Henri Louis Marie Martin de Boisgelin;
Louis De Clercq.
Donated to the Louvre in 1967.
Description:
Zeus seated on a throne with a thunderbolt in his right hand. Small scale stauette reproducing on one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the sculpture chryselephantine made by Phidias in the second half of the fifth century before Christ. The work was destined for the temple of Zeus at Olympia.
Credits:
Keywords: ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ζεύς δίας zeus γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur asia minor ρωμαϊκό roman romana romano romani römisch römische römisches römischen römischer romain romaine romains romaines χάλκινο bronze bronzo bronzeo bronzen figurine figurines statuette statuettes statuetta solea sandal sandals sandalo sandali sandale πέδιλα σάμβαλα σάνδᾰλον σανδάλια σανδάλι ορείχαλκος barba barbatum beard bearded man uomo barbuto bart bärtiger mann barbe homme barbu γενειάδα γενειοφόρος άνθρωπος fulmen with thunderbolt lightning bolt fulmine folgore blitzbündel blitz donnerkeil foudre αστραπή thronus seated on the throne enthroned sits siede in assiso su un trono sitzt auf einem thron assis sur trône καθισμένοι σε θρόνο θρόνος half-naked seminude seminudo halbnackter à moitié nu hymation himation drapery draped drappeggio drappeggiata draperie silver argento silber argent incrustation encrustation intarsio einlegearbeit inkrustation incrusté louis de clercq from collection collezione sammlung inv no mne 13 br 4437
