Bronze Statuette of Jupiter

Culture: Roman

Period: 2nd century A.D.

Material: Bronze

Dimensions: 10.2 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 3305

Provenance: French private collection, acquired on 14 December 2010 at Gorny und Mosch, Munich. Accompanied by a French antiquities passport.

Condition: Sceptre missing, otherwise of fine quality.

Description: Finely worked bronze statuette of Jupiter. The nude, bearded god with a straight right standing leg, the left one bent and clearly set back. In his right stretched forward hand holding the lightning bolts, his raised left hand once held the sceptre. In his hair an opulent leaf crown. The muscles in the front and back with numerous details and finely worked out. With dark patina. Mounted.