Marble figurine, the “Cup-bearer”

“The Cup-Bearer”. The almond-shaped head is almost vertically positioned on the cylindrical neck. The sex of the form is not indicated. The left hand is bent at the elbow and carries the forearm on the stomach.

The protruding right hand, slightly bent at the elbow, proposes with a small cylindrical cup. The legs, except for the ankles, are separated. The small chair is slightly tilted backwards and is distinguished from the body of the form by shallow grooves.

The four legs of the seat are separated by arched struts between them. The figurine is distinguished by its soft, curved contours and the plasticity of the tumours. It belongs to the figurative figurines of the canonical type.