Statuette of Poseidon

From Ampelokipi of Athens. 2nd c. AD.
ΝΑΜ, X 16772

The god of the sea must have held in his left hand the trident with which he either calmed the rough waters or stirred up raging waves, determining the fate of travellers and sailing vessels. It is a small-scale version of a 4th c. BC bronze statue, a work of Lyssipos.