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Votive finger
Roman
Republican Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7491
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 151.
DescriptionThe finger ends in a tang for mounting or insertion. The inscription reads: MARCVRIO FONT DONO DED Translation: "Font(eius?) gave (this) offering to Mercury." Pale green patina. Much corroded.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901