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Greek Christmas Card

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More Poseidon Images

Next week is Haloea so our theme is Poseidon on Ceramics

 vessels in contrasting styles also showing what the painters did with a limited palette of slips

Is this Poseidon?

IS THIS POSEIDON OR ... ?

It is generally presumed this ancient Greek Bronze is a statue of Poseidon

WHY ?

We have no idea if he was holding a thunderbolt or trident spear.

He could just as easily be a javelin throwing athlete?

One of the reasons this is thought to Poseidon is that similar images exist but in different media.

This is a coin Note the VERY similar pose.

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And again here. Given the custom of "dressing" some statues it's possible the bronze is missing a separate piece of bronze detachable drapery or was given a metal cloak of gold once installed in a temple or shrine?