Friday, November 12, 2021

 

Zeus

Bronze statuette of Zeus wielding a thunderbolt, from Dodona, ca. 470 BC (Athens, National Archaeological Museum, no. 16546):
Probably an eagle was perched on his left hand originally, as on this coin from Olosson in Thessaly (first half of 4th century BC):

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 2:07 PM


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