STATUETTE of the GOD MARS in bronze, wearing a breastplate and paludamentum, holding a sword in his left hand along his arm, in the manner of the Mars discovered at Blicquy and Ambleteuse (a characteristic of Belgian Gaul?). Our copy departs from...

STATUETTE of the GOD MARS in bronze, wearing a breastplate and paludamentum, holding a sword in his left hand along his arm, in the manner of the Mars discovered at Blicquy and Ambleteuse (a characteristic of Belgian Gaul?). Our copy departs from classical representations, inspired by the statue in the temple of Mars Ultor, built in Rome by Augustus in memory of the assassination of his adoptive father, Julius Caesar. A large fixing tenon at the back indicates that the statuette was an ornamental element, inserted in a composition. Roman Empire, 2nd-3rd century A.D. Height 14 cm. (right hand missing). Provenance : - Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 17 December 2014, n°25, - collection of an honorary consul of France, Touraine. Statuette of the god Mars in bronze. Roman Empire, 2nd-3rd century A.D. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.