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Zeus Ammon: bronze version of classical marble sculpture
Full size foundry cast bronze version of Zeus Ammon, part of the Ince Blundell collection at National Museums Liverpool. See different views of the Zeus Ammon bust.
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In Greek mythology, Zeus was known as the king of the gods, the ruler of mount Olympus and the god of the sky and thunder. According to the Iliad he was the father of Aphrodite by Dione. Zeus is well known for fathering many godly and heroic offspring, including Athena, Apollo and Artemis.
Depicted with ram’s horns, he is known as Ammon. Ammon was a deity associated with the oracle at Siwa in the extreme west of Egypt, who was assimilated by the Greeks with their god Zeus.
The original marble sculpture of Zeus Ammon was found in the town of Nettuno, Italy, in the 18th century. It was later acquired by Henry Blundell for his collection at Ince Blundell Hall.
The sculpture was carved in Parian marble, found on the island of Paros in the Greek Aegean Sea. Although impossible to attribute to any one Classic Greek sculptor the main part of the sculpture is believed to be approximately 2000 years old.
The original sculpture