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(inventory)Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Description	Colossal bust of Zeus known as "Jupiter of Versailles". Found in 1525 near the Porta del Popolo in Rome. Given in 1623 to Louis XIV, who asked Jacques Drouilly to transform it into a herm pillar. Marble, 2nd century CE.
Dimensions	H. 3.85 m (12 ft. 7 ½ in.)
Credit line	Seized during the French Revolution, 1798
Accession number	Ma 78 (MR 251)
Location	Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Denon, ground floor, room A
Photographer/source	Jastrow (2006)

Français : Buste colossal de Zeus, dit « Jupiter de Versailles ». Découvert en 1525 près de la Porta del Popolo, à Rome. Donné en 1623 à Louis XVI, qui le fit transformer par Jacques Drouilly en terme. Marbre, IIe siècle ap. J.-C.

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