2nd century AD. A marble statue of a barbarian prisoner, presumably a Parthian warrior, depicted kneeling on his right knee, his right arm raised to support a water jar on his shoulders, wearing Phrygian cap over his curly hair, dressed in a belted tunic falling in thick folds, the lower drapery stretched over the knees, and strapping on his legs; a long cloak over the top, fastened at the right shoulder and falling down his back, set on an integral base. See Smith, A.H., A catalogue of sculpture in the department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, vol.III, London,1904; Bianchi Bandinelli, R., Roma, l’arte romana nel centro del potere, Milan, 1969; Schneider, R.M., Bunte Barbaren, Orientalenstatuen aus farbigem Marmor in der r?mischen Repr?sentationskunst, Worms, 1986, pls.1-13 and particularly 11-12.39 kg, 59.7 cm (23 1/2"). Property of an important London collector; acquired from Bonhams 28 April 2010, lot 139; previously in an Australian collection, acquired in the 1960s; previously in a European private collection; accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages; a copy of an Art Loss register certificate dated 11 April 2007, ref.2709AM; and an expertise written by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10272-168595. The image of the subjected barbarian became prevalent in the late 1st and early 2nd century AD, as a consequence of the expansionistic wars of the Emperors Domitian and Trajan, as part of their propaganda programme and iconography of Imperial triumph. The clean-shaven face is indicative of the 'easterner', an oriental Barbarian type, an impression strengthened by the Phrygian cap, the garments and trousers, which are Persian in style. Comparable sculptures such as the figure of a barbarian captive at the British Museum (Smith, 1904, n.1772, p.117), from the 'Palace of Trajan' at Ramleh, Alexandria. Fine condition, face worn.