COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1984.1
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Roman
Creator Dates/Places:
Roman Republic and Empire
Creator Name-CRT:
Roman
Title:
Head of Mars
Title Type:
preferred
View:
3/4 view
Creation Date:
Imperial Period, Roman Empire, 2nd century A.D.
Creation Start Date:
101
Creation End Date:
200
Materials and Techniques:
Marble
Subject Description:
In about 345 B.C., a sculptor named Leochares, who later worked in Athens, was commissioned to fashion a colossal, standing statue of Ares (the Roman Mars) for the god's Temple at Halikarnassos on the peninsula just east of Kos and north of Knidos. The god was portrayed, wearing a helmet and a cuirass, and holding his shield and his spear. Admiration for the statue of Ares in the temple led to free copies of these works being made for shrines elsewhere.
Creation Place:
Early Western World,Roman Republic and Empire
Dimensions:
H.: 59.2 cm (23-1/3 in.)W.: 29.5 cm (11-5/8 in.)D.: 37.8 cm (14-7/8 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1984.1
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Fund
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E28544.TIF
