Large carved sculpture in alabaster or marble, end 19th in Italy representing a naked boy who is removing a thorn from his footThis sculpture is known from the Hellenistic era. In Italy “Le tireur d’épine” was carved circa the 1st century B-C.young boy, legs crossed, removing a thorn from his left foot.This sculpture has been the subject of many interpretations: the image of Podalirius, son of Asklepios, which healed the feet, the tribute to an athlete or simply a genre scene.This statue is 23 kg and measures 50 cm high for reasons of fragility, has to be collected on site near Paris or to pick up by a professional carrier no postal shipping or by a transport company