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Collection Item: Statue of Mars
Basic info
- Collection
- Archaeology
- Title
- Statue of Mars
- Object name
- Statue
- Object category
- Roman
- Description
- Man with helmet, breast plate, greaves and sword. His hand rests on shield.
Described in Eboracum as 'Statue, life-size, of gritstone, 5ft 10ins high excluding the modern feet and base. The subject is a young man with crested helmet of Greek type, curly hair, a metal breastplate with elaborate lappets at skirt and sleeves, a tunic, a longish sword slung on shoulder-strap, and greaves. His right hand (now missing) probably held a spear, his left rests on an oval shield with a large plain round boss. The panoply is not of legionary type, for either men or officers, and the statue probably represents Mars. Found with [three altars] at St Mary's Convent, Blossom Street, but probably deposited in post-Roman times.'
- Production date start
- 44
- Production date end
- 410
- Period
- Roman
Identification
- Object number
- YORYM : 1998.26
- Number of objects
- 1
- ID
- 1090
Physical Characteristics
- Materials
- Stone (Whole)
- Gritstone (Whole)
- Dimensions
- Whole height 178.2 cm
Find spot
- Place
- York
Production
- Technique
- Carved