Altar of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

Altar of Zeus at Mt. Lykaion

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Top: Dan Diffendale, University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Arthur Rhon, Wichita State University, and Arvey Basa of the University of Arizona stand atop Mt. Lyhaion. Bottom Left: Crystal lentoid seal of a bull, Late Minoan I or II, ca. 1400 B.C. Diameter 3 cm. Bottom Right: Reverse of Arcadian League silver stater, Zeus Lykaios seated on a throne with an eagle in his left hand. 5th century B.C. Diameter 2 cm.

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