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Zeus : a study in ancient religion - Warburg Institute

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Gradual elim<strong>in</strong>ation of the thunderbolt 755<br />

' It is of Roman execution but must have been made by an artist<br />

thoroughly imbued with the Greek spirits' Another choice example<br />

is the small seated <strong>Zeus</strong> <strong>in</strong> silver with gilded drapery, thunderbolt,<br />

r<br />

Fig. 697.<br />

Fig. 698.<br />

etc. (pi. xxxii, 2)^, which formed part of the Macon f<strong>in</strong>d mentioned<br />

<strong>in</strong> a forego<strong>in</strong>g note^. But more often the Romans were content with<br />

I give (fig. 698)'' a sample<br />

very slipshod reproductions of the type :<br />

' The same might be said of De Ridder Cat. Bi-onzes de la coll. de Clercq p. 139 f.<br />

no. 215 pi. 36, I (height: o-iy"').<br />

- Brit. Mus. Cat. Silver Plate p. lof. no. 35 pi. 6. Height : o"072'". The thunder-<br />

bolt on the lap of <strong>Zeus</strong> is ornamented with two Cor<strong>in</strong>thian capitals. PI. xxxii, 2 is from a<br />

photograph by Mr R. B. Flem<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

-^ Stipra p. 746 n. 2.<br />

* A. C. P. de Tubieres Comte de Caylus Keaieil d'antiquites i

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