Bronze Statuette of an Acrobat

Culture: Roman

Period: 2nd century A.D.

Material: Bronze

Dimensions: 12.4 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 3270

Provenance: Private collection Shlomo Moussaieff (1925-2015), Israel. Acquired between 1948 and 2000.

Condition: The figure is intact.

Description: Solid bronze statuette of an acrobat standing on his hands, with the face looking straight forward. He wears a girded tricot with a ribbed cap balancing a ball on his stretched-out legs. On the ball is a pin indicating that originally an additional object was balanced on top. Mounted.