S9.1 ARES BORGHESE
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
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| Catalogue No. | Louvre Ma866 |
| Title | Ares Borghese |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | 2.11 metres |
| Context | From the Agora of Athens |
| Original / Copy | Roman copy of Greek statue attributed to Alcamenes C4th B.C. |
| Style | High Classical |
| Date | C1st - 2nd A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The god Ares (Roman Mars) is depicted as a handsome, nude youth wearing a crested helm (damaged) and holding a spear (missing) in his hand.
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