Walters, Henry Beauchamp: Catalogue of the bronzes, Greek, Roman, and Etruscan in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum (London, 1899)

STATUETTES OF ZEUS.

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914. Zeus, as before.

Ht. in. Hamilton Coll. 143.

915. Zeus, as before.

Ht. 2f in. Hamilton Coll. 181.

916. Zeus, as before, with hair arranged in two rows of curls all round and rolled
up behind, and chlamys doubled over 1. shoulder.

Ht. 3j in. Found at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. Hamilton Coll. 142.

917. Zeus. He stands on r. leg, looking down to r. ; he has curly hair and
beard, and wears a fillet, and a chlamys over 1. shoulder ; in r. hand he holds
a thunderbolt (broken) ; the 1. hand has been raised, but is now wanting.

Ht. 5|in. Hollis Coll. Feet injured ; left fore-arm lost.

918. Zeus, as the last, looking to his r. ; his hair is rolled up at the back, and he
has a straight beard.

Ht. 3|in. Payne Knight Coll. (liii. 1). Murray, Hist. of Gk. Sculpture, ii. p. 325, refers
this type to a Praxitelean original.

919. Zeus. He stands on r. leg, looking down to r., holding out a thunderbolt
in r. hand ; he wears a wreath and has held a sceptre in r. hand; he stands on a
base shaped like the back of a tortoise.

Ht. in.

920. Zeus. Stands on r. leg, with r. hand on hip ; in 1. he has held a thunder-
bolt (?); the head somewhat resembles the Otricoli type in the Vatican.

Ht. 3\ in. Left foot lost; very coar-se.

921. Zeus. Stands on r. leg on a square base, looking down to his r. ; in r. hand
he holds a thunderbolt by his side, and in 1. he lias held a sceptre; he has curly
hair and beard, the former gathered in a mass at the back, and wears a fillet,
chlamys over 1. shoulder, and sandals.

Ht. 6|in. Castellani, 1873. Ancient base.

922. Zeus. Stands on r. leg, with r. hand raised, holding thunderbolt in 1. hand ;
he has curly hair, and the face has a certain resemblance to a lion’s mask.

Ht. 2f in. Presented by Gen. Meyrick, 1878. Feet lost; much worn.

923. Zeus. He stands on r. leg, lookingto r. ; his 1. hand is raised and has held
a sceptre ; his r. hangs by his side and holds a thunderbolt; he has rich curly
hair and beard.

Ht. 9 in. ; with ancient base, iojin.

924. Zeus. He stands on r. leg, with r. arm extended, wearing a wreath and
chlamys wrapped round 1. arm, held up in 1. hand.

Ht. 3 in. Right hand broken off.