The incised dots on the underside of the present figures indicate that they once formed part of a series of figures which almost certainly adorned a larger multi-level composition. Stylistically, they may be compared with bronzes produced in Nuremberg in the 16th century, in particular with the work of the Vischer family. Among these, a bronze candlestick in the form of a nude male figure (Chipps Smith, loc. cit.), and the figures of Hercules and Samson on the tomb of St. Sebaldus (Bange, loc. cit.) are particularly relevant comparisons.