A shame it had to go - but a vague shadow of its former self. I thought it quite becoming and a bit of a shake-up for the staid numismatic world! I guess anything is possible beneath the hand of mighty Zeus.
Those who know where this
Zeus lives will realise that the windows at the left of the room have also been blanked off in an effort to avoid distracting from
Zeus. And I dimmed the light behind Zeus'
head. My mouse will go to extraordinary lengths in the service of promoting ancient
history. Here is a new composite photo where I can compare a really tiny (a 4 inch cheekguard) against a really massive
sculpture, both from the 5th century BC; I'm busy prepping a web-page at the moment.