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1995
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Gaul ; Epomanduodurum ; Montbéliard ; sculpture, small bronzes ; iconography Mars, armour.Sujets proches
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Valérie Pichot, « Une statue colossale de Mars à Mandeure (Doubs) », Histoire de l'art, ID : 10.3406/hista.1995.2652
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Recently re-discovered at the Museum of the Château of Montbéliard, several sculpted fragments seem to belong mostly to a giant statue of the god Mars. These fragments were originally found in 1889 on the site of a Gallo-Roman settlement — Epomanduodurum — of considerable importance. These fragments have never been studied. Only their extremities are in marble, the trunk of the statue being of local limestone. The god has a beard and is wearing armour. His right hand is raised, resting on a lance, whilst his left hand holds a sword. This kind of representation of Mars Ultor is frequently found in Gaul, but primarily in the form of small bronzes. The work can be placed in a Hellenistic tradition and probably dates from the time of Flavian, a period during which Epomanduodurum was a prosperous town, one of the largest agglomerations in Gaul.