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title: Bust of Zeus-Dushara from Petra
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18821/bust-of-zeus-dushara-from-petra/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-04-18
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# Bust of Zeus-Dushara from Petra

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Bust of Zeus-Dushara from Petra](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18821.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18821.jpg)

## Image Caption

Limestone bust of [Zeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/zeus/)-Dushara from the courtyard enclosure of the Qasr al-Bint in the [Nabataean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Petra ([Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/)). Dushara, the chief deity of Petra and the head of the Nabataean [pantheon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pantheon/), was identified with the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Zeus. This massive bust illustrates the meeting of [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) conventions with those of Syrian and Arabian art.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2024, April 18). Bust of Zeus-Dushara from Petra. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18821/bust-of-zeus-dushara-from-petra/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Bust of Zeus-Dushara from Petra." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 18, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18821/bust-of-zeus-dushara-from-petra/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Bust of Zeus-Dushara from Petra." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Apr 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18821/bust-of-zeus-dushara-from-petra/>.

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