archaicwonder:Extremely Rare Roman Bronze Priest of Mars with Wolf-Skin Cowl, 1st Century BC/ADThe f
archaicwonder:Extremely Rare Roman Bronze Priest of Mars with Wolf-Skin Cowl, 1st Century BC/ADThe flamen Martialis (priest of Mars) was the officiant in the state cult of Mars, god of war. He was one of the three flamines maiores (high priests) who led public rites on the days sacred to Mars. Among his duties was the ritual wielding of the sacred spears of Mars when the army was preparing for war. The wolf-skin cowl was used as a mark of rank by the signifer (standard bearer) in the Roman legions. Statuettes of this subject are a very rare find. -- source link
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