Statuette of Sucellus. Discovered in Vienne, France. Roman, 1st to 2nd century A.D. Bronze. Walters
Statuette of Sucellus. Discovered in Vienne, France. Roman, 1st to 2nd century A.D. Bronze. Walters Art Museum. Description from the Walters:Sucellus was a major Gaulish deity associated with the underworld, whose attributes include his wolf-skin garment, a mallet or hammer (now missing from his upraised hand), and a small jar called an “olla.” This statuette is the earliest and finest of any known Sucellus image. The portrayal is reminiscent of Classical Greek style, and he resembles the Greek hero Heracles. Behind him, like a symbol of worship, appears an oversized mallet with five smaller mallets radiating from it. The statuette was excavated from the “lararium” (household shrine) of a Roman house in France. -- source link
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