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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1885A1505 |
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| Collection: | Antiquities – Classical Greek & Roman |
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Notes | The figure depicts either the Roman God Mars or an armoured Votary, a religious fanatic. The figure wears a military costume with crested helmet and breast plate. In the right hand is a handled dish called a patera, used for the drinking or offering of wine.
| | Purchased from John Staunton, 1878. |
Further Information | | Reign: | 300-200 BC |
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| Production Period: | Hellenistic |
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| School/Style: | Hellenistic |
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| Medium: | Cast bronze. |
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| Material(s): | Bronze |
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| Place of Origin: | Southern Italy, Italy |
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| Place of Excavation: | Pompeii, Campania, Itlay |
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Dimensions | | Height: | 112 mm |
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