Mars, Roman god of war, with helmet, spear and flame

Mars, Roman god of war, naked warrior with helmet, spear and flame. Identified with the Etruscan god Laran or Maris. From an engraved common garnet gem. Mars Incis. in Gemma Vulgo Granata. Copperplate engraving from Francesco Valesio, Antonio Gori and Ridolfino Venuti's Academia Etrusca, Museum Cortonense in quo Vetera Monumenta, (Etruscan Academy or Museum of Cortona), Faustus Amideus, Rome, 1750

18th Century Academia Etrusca Antonio Gori Cortona Etruria Etruscan Etruscan Academy Faustus Amideus Francesco Valesio Maris Museum Cortonense Museum Of Cortona Ridolfino Venuti Vetera Monumenta

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