Mars with Shield

Artist Bow

Date1700 - 1799

Place of ManufactureEurope

MediumMaterial: porcelain

DimensionsOverall (Width was taken at base.): 25 x 9.8 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineAnn & Joseph Pearson Collection

Object number1979.231.001

DescriptionHelmeted figure of a bearded Mars, holding a shield with his left arm & a spear in his right (missing), dressed in a mauve & gilt cuirass, pink skirt with green extensions. He is standing against a stump with axe concealed behind & two cannon balls (?) at his sandalled feet. Base is shallow & scrolled with puce-coloured highlights.

Status

Not on view