Skip to main content
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Zeus
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Zeus

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodMacedonian Dynasty - Ptolemaic Period
Datelate 4th-3rd Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions4 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 in. (10.3 x 5.3 x 2.5 cm)
Object number2018.010.718
Label TextSuspected forgery
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes Cantini, Marseille, France, unknown date, lot 149. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art