Mars, Roman god of war, with shield and spear

Mars, Roman god of war, naked warrior with crested helmet, spear and shield. Identified with the Etruscan god Laran or Maris. From an engraved cornelian gem. Mars Incis. in Corneola. 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 Cornelian Corneola Cortona Etruria Etruscan Etruscan Academy Faustus Amideus Francesco Valesio Maris Museum Cortonense Museum Of Cortona Ridolfino Venuti Roman God Vetera Monumenta

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