VOTIVE STATUTE in sculpted white marble, representing... Lot 19

VOTIVE STATUTE in sculpted white marble, representing a young naked boy, seated on a base, his right arm resting on his thigh.Phoenicia, Sidon. ca. 4th century B.C. Height : 22,5 cm (visible lacunae) PROVENANCE Former French collection, Pierre Bergé sale, lot 469, 17 January 2009. To be compared with the votive statues dedicated to the healer god Eshmoun offered by the Sidonian royal dynasty during the Persian period.