Fragmentary figure of a Kriophoros

The young lamb-bearer depicted with nude upper body, beardless and carrying a lamb on him shoulders, frontal head framed by the lamb, with oval face, short curled hair, sticky-out ears, almond-shaped eyes, broad nose and straight lips.

Period
Roman period, 2nd-3rd century A.D.
Dimension
H. 10 cm ( in)

Sergio Sangiorgi, Rom
Thence private collection, Switzerland, acquired in May 1971

E. Simon e.a., Dei e Uomini, Roma 1997, 94

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