2nd-3rd century A.D.. Modelled in the round figure of a hoplite with later pelta shield and corinthian helmet; the figure modelled nude with exaggerated muscles and genitals; mounted on a custom-made stand. See Boucher, S., Recherches sur les Bronzes Figurés de Gaule Pré-Romaine et Romaine, Rome, 1976, p.188, for discussion of grotesque imagery in Roman figural sculpture. 227 grams total, 10 cm high including stand (4 in.).

Old private collection. Anonymous sale, Delorme du Bocage, Paris, 31 March 2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12050-211847. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)