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A soldier or Mars in the manner of the antique
Roman, imitation
Renaissance or Baroque
17th or 18th century
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman
Accession Number64.2197
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 220; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 122 (additional published references).
DescriptionA soldier in plumed helmet, cuirass, greaves, and baldric stands, right hand on the edge of his helmet and left resting on a shield at his left leg. The back is hollow, as if the whole piece had been an appliqué.
ProvenanceBy 1964, John J. Klejman (dealer; b. 1906 - d. 1995), New York; 1964, gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Klejman to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1964)