This is a truly delightful and somewhat quirky object of the remains of a small male marble sculpture from the Roman Empire. Although only his feet survive, the piece is still aesthetically pleasing due to the highly naturalistic rendering of form; even the toenails have been carved with precision. The placement and positioning of the feet upon the podium suggests that the left knee would have been bent, and the torso carved in contraposto, a favourite pose of this time period.

The artistic output of each of the Roman provinces represents a mix of local and imperial traditions. Subject people continued to use their native languages, although official business was conducted in Latin or Greek; indigenous religions persisted, although sacrifices were everywhere offered for the emperor and the gods of the Roman pantheon. Visual culture also reflected the hybrid character of provincial civilisation. Images of Roman style and message circulated widely, and yet craftsmen and consumers in the provinces maintained their own traditions, adopting Roman techniques and tastes as it suited them.