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1st century BCE/ 1st century CE See all items with this value

1st century BCE See all items with this value

1st century CE See all items with this value

Rome or Alexandria See all items with this value

Strabo See all items with this value

Geography 8.3.30

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ἐκοσμήθη δ᾽ ἐκ τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἀναθημάτων, ἅπερ ἐκ πάσης ἀνετίθετο τῆς Ἑλλάδος: ὧν ἦν καὶ ὁ χρυσοῦς σφυρήλατος Ζεύς, ἀνάθημα Κυψέλου τοῦ Κορινθίων τυράννου. μέγιστον δὲ τούτων ὑπῆρξε τὸ τοῦ Διὸς ξόανον, ὃ ἐποίει Φειδίας Χαρμίδου Ἀθηναῖος ἐλεφάντινον, τηλικοῦτον τὸ μέγεθος ὡς καίπερ μεγίστου ὄντος τοῦ νεὼ δοκεῖν ἀστοχῆσαι τῆς συμμετρίας τὸν τεχνίτην, καθήμενον ποιήσαντα, ἁπτόμενον δὲ σχεδόν τι τῇ κορυφῇ τῆς ὀροφῆς ὥστ᾽ ἔμφασιν ποιεῖν, ἐὰν ὀρθὸς γένηται διαναστάς, ἀποστεγάσειν τὸν νεών. ἀνέγραψαν δέ τινες τὰ μέτρα τοῦ ξοάνου, καὶ Καλλίμαχος ἐν ἰάμβῳ τινὶ ἐξεῖπε. πολλὰ δὲ συνέπραξε τῷ Φειδίᾳ Πάναινος ὁ ζωγράφος, ἀδελφιδοῦς ὢν αὐτοῦ καὶ συνεργολάβος, πρὸς τὴν τοῦ ξοάνου διὰ τῶν χρωμάτων κόσμησιν καὶ μάλιστα τῆς ἐσθῆτος.

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Architecture: Building: Temple See all items with this value

Cultic: Building: Temple See all items with this value

Visual Work: Sculpture: Deity See all items with this value

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Temple and ivory statue of Olympian Zeus

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The ivory statue itself, and another beaten gold one, are decorating the temple. There are also offerings from all of Greece. The ivory statue of Zeus was decorated with drapery and painted colours

All of Greece contributed offerings to the temple. The beaten gold Zeus was donated by Cypselus, tyrant of Corinth. The ivory Jupiter, sculpted by Phidias, was painted by Panaenus and his nephew

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1st century CE

Strabo

1st century BCE

Alexandria

Architecture (Ornamented)

Visual Work (Ornamented)

Sculpture (Ornamented)

Sculpture (Ornamenting)

Painting

Building

Temple

Cultic (Ornamented)

Temple

Object

Effigies/ Representations

Cultic (Ornamenting)

Object

Offerings and Votives

Textile

Statue

Statue

Statue - Ornamented - Definite

Statue - Ornamenting - Definite