Miniature alabaster torso

Standing in contrapposto, the young boy here is nude apart from a mantle descending over his left shoulder. He leans upon a support on that side and carries a summarily rendered cornucopia. His right arm is bent sharply at the elbow and missing below mid-forearm. Although aptly conveying the chubby anatomy of prepubescence, the rear is relatively flat and summarily worked, perhaps indicating that the figure was incorporated in a larger group – perhaps even as architectural decoration. Struts connect the left side of the body with neighbouring support. Fine-grained white marble

Period

Roman period, 2nd century A.D.

Dimension

H. 5.6 cm (2 ^13⁄64 in)

Private collection, Switzerland, acquired in October 1958
Private collection, Dr. Hans Waldmann-Stettler (*1906-†1989) Basel, Switzerland
Thence by descent to his son-in-law Dr. H.-R. E.-W. (*1943-†2024), Basel, and by descent to his wife Mrs E. E.-D. (*1946), Basel.
Gifted to her son P. K.