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small bronze bust of the Artemision Zeus Poseidon
£350.00
A bust after the magnificent original full-size bronze statue. Height on base: 20cm
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about the bronzes in this collection
The bronze pieces are cast in Greece using the traditional lost wax method. As nothing is mass-produced, there will inevitably be slight variations in texture, patina, and colour. No two pieces are ever the same. If mounted on a marble base, it will be a black or very dark grey base. There may be a variation of some millimetres in the dimensions of the base from time to time. It's All Greek is so grateful and so proud to have been working closely with the Semitekolo family foundry since 1999. It has been a privilege and a joy to handle, live with, and photograph these gorgeous pieces and to pass them on to customers all over the world. |
about Zeus
Zeus was king of the gods. He was the god of the sky, of thunder and the weather, oaths and promises, guests and hosts, and he was the protector of the family unit. His brothers were Poseidon, god of oceans and rivers, and Hades, god of the Underworld. His sisters were Demeter, goddess of the fertility of the earth, and Hestia, goddess of the hearth.
He was married to his third sister, Hera, with whom he had three legitimate offspring: Hephaistos, Hebe, and Ares.
His countless sexual indiscretions resulted in a vast and colourful array of other children, mortal and divine, including the gods Athena (his 'brainchild', literally), Apollo, Dionysos, Aphrodite and Artemis, the Muses, and Persephone.
Zeus is depicted with a rich beard, and often shown holding, or poised to cast, his signature thunderbolt.
about Poseidon
Poseidon was the god of oceans, rivers, flowing water and earthquakes. Brother of Zeus and Hades, he was married to the sea-nymph Amphitrite, but had no children with her. He had a reputation for being rather violent and bad-tempered. He had numerous affairs, all fruitful, but the offspring were rather unusual, such as Polyphemos the one-eyed Cyclops and Pegasus the winged horse.
With his trident he would strike the ocean floor to summon violent tempests and earthquakes. He could also bring an end to a storm or an earthquake with one strike of his trident. He is also thought to have struck a rock with his trident, to create the very first horse, Skyphios. His subsequent association with horses is reflected in his epithet 'tamer of horses'.
about the original Zeus Poseidon statue
The magnificent full-size bronze statue, dating to ca 460 BCE, is now in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
There has been considerable debate about his identity. If Poseidon, he was hurling his trident, if Zeus, casting his thunderbolt. He was discovered in 1928, in the sea off Cape Artemision in 1928 and is one of very few original, full-size bronze statues to survive from antiquity.