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Mysterious Poseidon (detail) - some argue that it would be Zeus ...

Detail of the Poseidon of Artemision. The statue represents Poseidon brandishing the trident with his raised right hand.

 

Date: 460 B.C.

 

It is also sometimes referred to as Zeus of Artemision.

 

Media: Bronze,

 

Size: 2.09 m (6' 10.5") high, 2.10 m (6' 10.75")

 

National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

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Uploaded on January 24, 2017
Taken on October 23, 2010