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Mars of Todi

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83: 20: 67:, the Etruscan god of war. It had been buried in antiquity under travertine stones, perhaps ritually, and left undisturbed until its discovery in 1835. It is an example of the highest-quality "prestige" works from Etruria found in Umbria during this period, and probably came from a workshop in 111:
plate armor from the period looked like. While after its discovery in the 19th century, the statue of a warrior was said to represent a god equivalent to the Roman Mars, others see the represented act of libation would not befit a god, thus that the statue depicts a human soldier and devotee.
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and marks the beginning of the epigraphic tradition in this part of Umbria. The man dedicating it, however, has a name that appears to have a
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The work is a "typical military figure" with "conspicuously Etruscan" facial features. It is an Etruscan realization of
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Ancient Umbria: State, Culture, and Identity in Central Italy from the Iron Age to the Augustan Era
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warrior, dating from the late 5th or early 4th century BC, believed to have been produced in
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The sculpture is currently held by the Museo Etrusco Gregoriano section of the
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The dedication is inscribed on the skirt of the breastplate. It is written in
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origin, an indication of Tuder's "cosmopolitian" character in the
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The Roman Imperial Army of the First and Second Centuries A.D.
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Detail of the warrior's "large, empty face," as described by
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Erika Simon, "Gods in Harmony: The Etruscan Pantheon," in
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likely placed at a religious sanctuary, possibly to
317:(University of Texas Press, 2006), p. 55; Kleiner, 162:(Wadsworth, 2007, 2010 "enhanced edition"), p. xl. 283:(Yale University Press, 1976, 1988), pp. 32–33. 8: 387:(Oxford University Press, 1998), p. 393. 432:http://www.univie.ac.at/lexlep/trutitis 175:(Oxford University Press, 2000), p. 92. 151: 465:The Etruscan Language: An Introduction 372:, by Fred S. Kleiner (2016), page 19. 7: 384:Rome: An Oxford Archaeological Guide 101:posture. The figure probably held a 59:The bronze warrior was an expensive 513:Archaeological discoveries in Italy 279:Donald Strong and J.M.C. Toynbee, 14: 528:Sculptures in the Vatican Museums 478:"Musei Vaticani – Sito ufficiale" 158:Fred S. Kleiner, introduction to 16:Ancient bronze statue from Italy 508:1835 archaeological discoveries 459:p. 393; Giuliano Bonfante and 135:, "Ahal Trutitis gave gift". 55:Description and Interpretation 1: 413:, p. 73, note 127; Claridge, 315:The Religion of the Etruscans 398:Religion in Ancient Etruria 238:Religion in Ancient Etruria 199:Religion in Ancient Etruria 186:Religion in Ancient Etruria 544: 503:4th-century BC sculptures 498:5th-century BC sculptures 47:tribe. It was found near 133:Ahal Trutitis dunum dede 131:. The inscription reads 71:(Etruscan Velzna, Roman 97:, and makes use of the 95:Greek formal Classicism 370:A History of Roman Art 332:A History of Roman Art 319:A History of Roman Art 294:A History of Roman Art 255:A History of Roman Art 242:A History of Roman Art 160:A History of Roman Art 90: 28: 227:, pp. 68, 71–72, 200. 85: 35:is a near life-sized 27:, a life-sized bronze 22: 426:Lexicum Leponticum: 77:looted by the Romans 518:Etruscan sculptures 240:, p. 165; Kleiner, 121:Etruscan characters 184:Jean-RenΓ© Jannot, 91: 29: 523:Bronze sculptures 381:Amanda Claridge, 535: 482: 481: 474: 468: 461:Larissa Bonfante 453: 447: 440: 434: 424: 418: 407: 401: 394: 388: 379: 373: 367: 361: 356:Graham Webster, 354: 348: 341: 335: 328: 322: 311: 305: 290: 284: 277: 271: 264: 258: 251: 245: 234: 228: 221: 215: 208: 202: 195: 189: 182: 176: 169: 163: 156: 543: 542: 538: 537: 536: 534: 533: 532: 488: 487: 486: 485: 476: 475: 471: 454: 450: 441: 437: 425: 421: 408: 404: 395: 391: 380: 376: 368: 364: 355: 351: 342: 338: 329: 325: 312: 308: 291: 287: 278: 274: 265: 261: 252: 248: 235: 231: 222: 218: 209: 205: 196: 192: 183: 179: 170: 166: 157: 153: 148: 140:Vatican Museums 61:votive offering 57: 17: 12: 11: 5: 541: 539: 531: 530: 525: 520: 515: 510: 505: 500: 490: 489: 484: 483: 469: 448: 444:Ancient Umbria 435: 419: 411:Ancient Umbria 402: 389: 374: 362: 349: 336: 323: 306: 285: 272: 259: 246: 229: 225:Ancient Umbria 216: 212:Ancient Umbria 203: 190: 177: 164: 150: 149: 147: 144: 129:Archaic period 56: 53: 25:"Mars" of Todi 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 540: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 495: 493: 479: 473: 470: 466: 462: 458: 452: 449: 445: 439: 436: 433: 429: 423: 420: 416: 412: 406: 403: 399: 393: 390: 386: 385: 378: 375: 371: 366: 363: 359: 353: 350: 346: 340: 337: 333: 327: 324: 320: 316: 310: 307: 303: 299: 295: 289: 286: 282: 276: 273: 269: 263: 260: 256: 250: 247: 243: 239: 233: 230: 226: 220: 217: 213: 207: 204: 200: 194: 191: 187: 181: 178: 174: 171:Guy Bradley, 168: 165: 161: 155: 152: 145: 143: 141: 136: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 113: 110: 106: 105: 100: 96: 89: 84: 80: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 54: 52: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 26: 21: 472: 464: 456: 451: 446:, pp. 71–72. 443: 438: 427: 422: 414: 410: 405: 397: 392: 382: 377: 365: 357: 352: 345:Etruscan Art 344: 339: 331: 326: 318: 314: 309: 302:Etruscan Art 301: 298:Otto Brendel 293: 288: 280: 275: 268:Etruscan Art 267: 262: 254: 249: 241: 237: 232: 224: 219: 211: 206: 198: 193: 185: 180: 172: 167: 159: 154: 137: 132: 114: 102: 99:contrapposto 92: 88:Otto Brendel 58: 33:Mars of Todi 32: 30: 24: 79:in 265 BC. 492:Categories 455:Claridge, 146:References 442:Bradley, 409:Bradley, 400:, p. 136. 347:, p. 317. 343:Brendel, 330:Kleiner, 296:, p. xl; 292:Kleiner, 281:Roman Art 266:Brendel, 253:Kleiner, 223:Bradley, 210:Bradley, 201:, p. 136. 428:Trutitis 396:Jannot, 334:, p. xl. 321:, p. xl. 257:, p. xl. 244:, p. xl. 236:Jannot, 214:, p. 72. 197:Jannot, 109:lamellar 73:Volsinii 43:for the 417:p. 393. 117:Umbrian 69:Orvieto 45:Umbrian 41:Etruria 270:, 317. 125:Celtic 104:patera 37:bronze 457:Rome, 415:Rome, 65:Laran 49:Todi 31:The 23:The 119:in 494:: 463:, 430:, 300:, 142:. 480:.

Index


bronze
Etruria
Umbrian
Todi
votive offering
Laran
Orvieto
Volsinii
looted by the Romans

Otto Brendel
Greek formal Classicism
contrapposto
patera
lamellar
Umbrian
Etruscan characters
Celtic
Archaic period
Vatican Museums
Otto Brendel
A History of Roman Art
Rome: An Oxford Archaeological Guide
http://www.univie.ac.at/lexlep/trutitis
Larissa Bonfante
"Musei Vaticani – Sito ufficiale"
Categories
5th-century BC sculptures
4th-century BC sculptures

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