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Rare Greek Bronze Sculpture of Ganymede, Hellenistic Period (332 - 30 BC) - Bronze. 15 x 10 cm. Hellenistic bronze depicting the Rape of Ganymede. In a foreshortened position, it depicts the moment when the handsome Trojan prince is captured by Zeus, who, in the form of an eagle, grabs him by the waist to abduct him and take him to Mount Olympus, where he will later make him his lover.