Lot Essay
Cf. M. Comstock and C. Vermeule, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, 1971, p. 129, pls. 144-145 for dancing and boxing dwarves.
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A Roman bronze phallic dwarf
Circa 1st Century A.D.
In the guise of a gladiator, naked, save for a lotus bud fillet and holding a small round shield on his left arm
1½in. (4cm.) high
Circa 1st Century A.D.
In the guise of a gladiator, naked, save for a lotus bud fillet and holding a small round shield on his left arm
1½in. (4cm.) high