Title

Head of Ares, God of War, early 2nd century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Head of Ares, God of War, early 2nd century. After the Greek original of the 420s BC, by Alkamenes. The equivalent of Ares in the Roman pantheon was Mars. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.

Date

100th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Art Collector

Reference

HRM19E66_306

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,5Mb (899,5Kb) / 7,4in x 16,0in / 2215 x 4814 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy face head religious stone arts country Rome religion body statue sculpture art color colour Greek dress Greece deity God Roman war location century helmet concept mythology roman mythology head and shoulders goddess Mars Ancient Greece Greek mythology Ancient Greek 2nd century 5th century BC plumed TGN the body portrait Unknown marble Ares The Art Collector Alkamenes;Alkamenes;Alcamenes marble portrait