The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The Greek sculptor Phidias made the Statue of Zeus at Olympia approximately 432 BC and erected in the Temple of Zeus, located in Olympia Greece. Half of the width of the aisle of the temple built to house it was occupied by the 12 meters tall seated statue. The Zeus was made from ivory and gold-plated bronze. The sculpture was wreathed with shoots of olive worked in gold and seated on a magnificent throne of cedar wood, inlaid with ivory, gold, ebony and precious stones. In Zeus' right hand there was a small statue of crowned Nike, goddess of victory, and in his left hand, a scepter inlaid with gold, on which an eagle perched.