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Bronze statuette of Jupiter

2nd half of 2nd century CE
Not on view
Restituted
This artwork was restituted in September 2022. It is no longer in the museum’s collection.
The standing Jupiter is nude except for a mantle that is draped over his left shoulder, around the hips, and across the left forearm. He raises his right arm as if to hold a tall scepter. His left hand, extended at hip level, grasped another now missing attribute. The god turns his head slightly to the viewer's right. The facial features and the hair and beard are carefully modeled and are accentuated with cold work after casting. From thigh level downward, the figure has been fused, apparently by intense heat.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bronze statuette of Jupiter
  • Period: Mid-Imperial
  • Date: 2nd half of 2nd century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H. 11 9/16 in. (29.3 cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Charles Engelhard Foundation Gift and Rogers Fund, 1997
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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