Helmeted head of Mars (Ares)
about A.D. 100-135
Place of ManufactureRoman Empire (Asia Minor)
Medium/TechniqueMarble from Dokimeion (modern Afyon) in west-central Asia Minor
DimensionsHeight: 44 cm (17 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III, by exchange
Accession number1977.712
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1976, Mohammad Yeganeh (dealer; b. 1929 - d. 2012), London [see note]; 1977, sold by Mohammad Yeganeh to the MFA. (Accession date: October 12, 1977)
NOTE: According to the dealer at the time of acquisition, this is said to have come from Asia Minor, or the Near East.
NOTE: According to the dealer at the time of acquisition, this is said to have come from Asia Minor, or the Near East.
about A.D. 140–190
about A.D. 220–240
1st century B.C.
A.D. 170–230
2nd century A.D.
3rd-4th century
mid- to late 2nd century A.D.
5th century
