Lifesize Hand, Clenched with Thumb Protruding
SculptureRoman2nd-3rd century CE

Lifesize Hand, Clenched with Thumb Protruding

2nd-3rd century CE

Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Medium
Leaded bronze
Culture
Roman
Period
Roman Imperial period
Century
2nd-3rd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

5.7 x 12.8 x 17.3 cm (2 1/4 x 5 1/16 x 6 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Purchased by Max Falk from the Royal Athena Galleries, New York, in the late 1960s.

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