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LATE 2ND/EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
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THE UPPER PART OF A ROMAN MARBLE GROTESQUE MALE FIGURE FROM A STATUE GROUP
LATE 2ND/EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Carved in relief against a column drilled to form a fountain spout which emerges from the figure's mouth, the skeletal figure with naked upper torso, draped below, wearing a berried wreath in his hair, another around his neck, and holding similar in his right hand which is bent over his head, arm repaired, left arm missing, mounted
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high
LATE 2ND/EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Carved in relief against a column drilled to form a fountain spout which emerges from the figure's mouth, the skeletal figure with naked upper torso, draped below, wearing a berried wreath in his hair, another around his neck, and holding similar in his right hand which is bent over his head, arm repaired, left arm missing, mounted
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high