TORSE MASCULIN DE GENIUS, MARBRE, ART ROMAIN, CIRCA IIE-IIIE S. AP. J.-C. A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF A GOD, LIKELY A GALLIC GENIUS, CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D., wearing a torc and a himation draped around his waist, pulled up over his left shoulder, the nude torso with defined abdominals and iliac crests, holding a cornucopia in the crook of his left arm, 41cm high, 19cm wide, 18cm deep Footnotes: Provenance: Private collection, Europe, acquired by the present owner prior to 2000. Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 28 April 2010, lot 143. The present lot, with a partially draped torso and corncuopia, depicts a Genius, a type of minor god which could act as a personal deity or a protector for a household or place. This figure seems to have once been bearded, and wears a torc, possibly suggesting a Gallic connection. For similar, see the British Museum, Arachne Database no. 1070906, and a Genius in the Museum of London, Arachne Database no. 1071490, wearing two thick necklaces. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com