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10.4.4: Artemision Zeus or Poseidon

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    This bronze god sank to the bottom of the sea where he sat for millennia, but who is he and what can he tell us?

    Video \(\PageIndex{1}\): Artemision Zeus or Poseidon, c. 460 B.C.E., bronze, 2.09 m high, Early Classical (Severe Style), recovered from a shipwreck off Cape Artemision, Greece in 1928 (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

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    Artemision Zeus or Poseidon (detail from front close), c. 460 B.C.E.
    Artemision Zeus or Poseidon (detail of feet), c. 460 B.C.E.
    View of Artemision Zeus or Poseidon in gallery, c. 460 B.C.E.
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    Artemision Zeus or Poseidon, oblique view, c. 460 B.C.E.
    Artemision Zeus or Poseidon, c. 460 B.C.E.
    Artemision Zeus or Poseidon (detail of foot), c. 460 B.C.E.
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    Artemision Zeus or Poseidon (back), c. 460 B.C.E.
    Artemision Zeus or Poseidon (detail of head), c. 460 B.C.E.
    Artemision Zeus or Poseidon, c. 460 B.C.E.
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    Artemision Zeus or Poseidon, bust, c. 460 B.C.E.
    Artemision Zeus or Poseidon (detail with right arm), c. 460 B.C.E.
    Artemision Zeus or Poseidon, left view, c. 460 B.C.E.
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