Statue of Zeus is one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, carved in ivory and gold decorated with having an internal structure of wood. The statue, with a height estimated at about 12 m, was made by the sculptor Phidias around 435 year î.Ch. in the city of Olympia in Greece.
The height of the statue was about 12 m and the support did not exceed 14 m, showing the Zeus seated on a throne with a high collar, richly decorated. In his right hand holding a victory, worked in ivory and gold, the head was paved with olive branches. With your left hand, Zeus holding a scepter on which sat a golden eagle. A pall fell on his shoulders over naked torso and her legs covered. Body parts were uncovered ivory, my legs were lean on a stool, supported in the four corners of sphinx gold.
Throne was richly decorated polychromatic, with ebony, bronze, ivory, gold, precious stones and paintings. Under arms sphinxs who claimed the throne were bas-relief that portray Apollo and Artemis killing the children Niobei, the sleepers were represented his fight Heracles and his Tezeu on pedestal, Aphrodite went from sea foam.

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