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BRONZE STATUETTE OF THE GOD MARS
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BRONZE STATUETTE OF THE GOD MARS
See original version (French)
Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
Voluntary lot
Description
BRONZE STATUETTE OF THE GOD MARS
Roman art, 1st century AD
A statuette depicting the god standing, naked, with his right leg forward and his arms raised in an attacking pose. He wears a Corinthian helmet pushed back on his head, allowing the curls of his hair to escape.
The left hand is missing and the attribute in the right hand is lost; the big toe of the left foot is missing and the crest is missing.
Height: 15.4 cm
Provenance: Collection of Charles Gillet (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
A Roman bronze Mars,
1st century AD
See original version (French)
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