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Sucellus (Dispater): right profile view

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Sucellus (Dispater): three-quarter view from left

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Sucellus (Dispater): left profile view

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Sucellus (Dispater): back view

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Sucellus (Dispater): three-quarter view from right

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Sucellus (Dispater): frontal view

Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Title: Sucellus (Dispater)
Context: Possibly from Gaul
Summary: Sucellus
Material: Bronze
Sculpture Type: Free-standing statue
Date: ca. 100 AD - ca. 300 AD
Dimensions: H 0.083 m
Scale: Miniature
Region: Gaul
Period: Roman Imperial


Subject Description: Bearded Sucellus (Dispater) wears trousers and a long-sleeved belted tunic. In his right hand he held a hammer or mallet (now missing) and a jar in his left. This Celtic deity of the heavens and father of the gods incorporated aspects of Jupiter

Condition: Nearly complete

Condition Description: Attributes in hands are missing.

Sources Used: Comstock & Vermeule 1971, 95 no. 100