A roman marble torso of Dionysos. circa 1st century A.D. Christie's Images Ltd. 2008

The youthful nude god standing with weight on right leg, hair falling in long tresses onto both shoulders and at back of neck, mounted
15¾ in. (40 cm.) high - Estimate £40,000 - £60,000 ($69,000 - $103,500)

Provenance: Collection of Dieter Wyss (1923-1994), acquired in Basel in the mid-1970s; and thence by descent to the present owners.

Christie's. Antiquities. 13 October 2008. London, King Street  - www.christie's.com