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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE MARS ULTOR
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The god standing with his right leg advanced, wearing greaves, their ties incised along his calves, a cuirass with pteryges and a Corinthian helmet high on his head, a mantle draped over his arms and across his back, his right arm raised, once holding a spear, his left hand lowered, perhaps once holding the rim of a shield, the cuirass with a gorgoneion above acanthus and tendrils, with thick curly hair, a full beard and moustache, the eyes inlaid with silver
5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The god standing with his right leg advanced, wearing greaves, their ties incised along his calves, a cuirass with pteryges and a Corinthian helmet high on his head, a mantle draped over his arms and across his back, his right arm raised, once holding a spear, his left hand lowered, perhaps once holding the rim of a shield, the cuirass with a gorgoneion above acanthus and tendrils, with thick curly hair, a full beard and moustache, the eyes inlaid with silver
5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm.) high
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1995.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2001, lot 20.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2001, lot 20.