A Monumental Statue of Zeus From Nicopolis Ad Nestum

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The statue was very monumental, but unfortunately preserved are only the lower parts of the legs. Until now, the fragment of a monumental statue of Zeus has not been analyzed and commented on. A Greek inscription on the plinthus mentions the family Antonii in Rome and says that the husband has dedicated the statue on the request of his wife. The iconographic type is of the standing naked Zeus: with mantle, scepter, phiale (?), eagle stepping on a thunderbolt. In the article the iconography, style and the origin of the statue are studied. It has the features of a copy of an ideal sculpture from the Late Greek Classic, created by the vision and the traditions of an Italian sculptor in the first three decades of the 2nd century.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• standing Zeus
• the family of Antonii
• Italian workshops
• the cult of Zeus in Nicopolis ad Nestum

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