Stele carved in bas-relief depicting Zeus surrounded by bovi - Lot 70

Stele carved in bas-relief depicting Zeus surrounded by bovids The god perched at the top of the stele appears in a draped bust. His oversized hand is typical of Anatolian Zeus. Inscription in cursive Greek below the god's bust: EITHEYEXHN. Another at the bottom, on a plinth, under the ox hooves: AMMIACTEΛECΦPOY / ΓOPΔHNHΔEIANMEA. Marble. Slight missing lower left corner. Asia Minor, Phrygia, Kutahya region, Roman period, 2nd century. Height: 33.5 cm Provenance : From a copy of the collectors' notes, acquired in Ankara in July 1967. Parallel: Museum of Archaeology, Kütahya, inv. 9. These stelae bear witness to the peasants' devotion to Zeus, who protects their livestock and fields. Collection Nicole et Jean-Michel Thierry - lots 1 to 141.