Male figurine that preserves its rectangular tiered base. The young man is naked with his arms bent at the elbows and stretched out in the front, holding an object in his hands. Around his head he has a band and a small hole is opened on its top. His hair is long, the eyes almond-shaped, the nose straight and the mouth rather big. His has high, leather boots on, which were suitable for a farmer’s life in the country.
It has been suggested that the figurine depicts Hermes who would have held a caduceus. It has been also claimed that he is a farmer mainly because of his shoes which were cheap but very sustainable and thus suitable for working in the countryside.
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