File:Colossal arm of Zeus (2nd cent. B.C.), National Archaeological Museum of Athens (1 July 2018).jpg

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English: Colossal arm of a statue of Zeus. Marble. Found at Aigeira, Achaia, along with the head inv. no. 3377. The hand belonged to a larger than life-size cult statue of the god, carved by the Athenian sculptor Eukleides, according to the travel writer of the 2nd cent. A.D. Pausanias. The left arm of the statue of Zeus is bent at the elbow. The god held his scepter in this bent at the elbow left hand. Second half of the 2nd cent. B.C. Accession number: 3481. National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Athens, Greece. Text: Museum inscription.
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