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| Keywords: Roman - Sucellus - Walters 54998 - Detail A.jpg Sucellus was a major Gaulish deity associated with the underworld whose attributes include his wolf-skin garment a mallet or hammer now missing from his upraised hand and a small jar called an olla This statuette is the earliest and finest of any known Sucellus image The portrayal is reminiscent of Classical Greek style and he resembles the Greek hero Heracles Behind him like a symbol of worship appears an oversized mallet with five smaller mallets radiating from it The statuette was excavated from the lararium household shrine of a Roman house in France century 1 2 bronze with base cm 32 15 5 12 3 accession number 54 998 20962 Excavated in Roman lararium in Vienne France 1866 Wills Collection Sale 1894 John Edward Taylor 1894 by purchase Taylor Collection sale 1912 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1912 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1999-2000 place of origin Roman Empire Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet | ||||
