AN ITALIAN ALABASTER FIGURE OF THE SPINARIO, late 19th/early 20th century

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AN ITALIAN ALABASTER FIGURE OF THE SPINARIO, late 19th/early 20th century

After the Antique
12½in. (31.7cm) high

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Also known as: Abasalom, Corydon, Il Fedele, Cneius Martius, Nudo alla spina, Pastorello, Cneius Pecoranus, Priapus, Slave removing a thorn from his foot, Jeune Vainquer á la course.
First recorded outside the Lateran Palace in 1165.

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