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160 - ROMAN ENGRAVING. MARS GRADIVUS
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ROMAN ENGRAVING. MARS GRADIVUS Carnelian Dimensions: 1.1 x 1.6 x 0.2 cm Roman art, 2nd century Provenance Former private collection of Mr. R., acquired on the French art market between the 1900s and the early 2000s Oval intaglio on translucent orange carnelian depicting Mars Gradivus—Mars “who advances into battle”—marching. The god, heroically nude, wears a helmet with a tall, plumed crest; he carries a trophy (tropaeon) made of captured weapons over his shoulder and holds a spear, while a panel of his chlamys flutters behind him. A star occupies the lower part of the field. The engraving, linear and dynamic, reflects a style common in Imperial Roman glyptics. The heroic nudity identifies the figure as the god rather than a mere soldier. The quintessential warrior and victor, Mars Gradivus is among the most popular subjects of Roman intaglios, worn particularly by soldiers as tokens of protection and valor; the star adds a celestial and protective element. For a similar gem, see the Archaeological Museum of Venice, an intaglio of Mars Gradivus on chalcedony. A Roman carnelian intaglio. Mars Gradivus. 1st–2nd century A.D.
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