STATUE OF JUPITER.
The Colossal Statue of Jupiter in the Temple of Olympia at Elis was of gold and ivory and sat enthroned 800 years, and was destroyed by fire about A. D. 475. An imitation of the head is preserved in the British Museum.
The Colossal Statue of Jupiter in the Temple of Olympia at Elis was of gold and ivory and sat enthroned 800 years, and was destroyed by fire about A. D. 475. An imitation of the head is preserved in the British Museum.