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Right hand
Greek or Roman
Hellenistic or Imperial Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7495
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 149.
DescriptionThe long, lean fingers of this hollow right hand are curled slightly inwards with the thumb in a relaxed position. The fingers are solid bronze.
Condition: jagged break running along the wrist. Two light green bands encircle the index and ring finger. The back of the hand contains four rectangular patches located on one knuckle and on the top of three fingers. A dark green patina covers the back of the hand and a light green surface and brown accretions (soil deposits?) cover the palm. Sea shells are embedded into the palm of the hand.
Condition: jagged break running along the wrist. Two light green bands encircle the index and ring finger. The back of the hand contains four rectangular patches located on one knuckle and on the top of three fingers. A dark green patina covers the back of the hand and a light green surface and brown accretions (soil deposits?) cover the palm. Sea shells are embedded into the palm of the hand.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901