Lot Essay
For a similar gilt bronze right arm and hand found in a well at Chairmarais near Rheims, France, in 1876, cf. British Museum 1904,0204.1249.
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN HISTORIAN
A COLOSSAL ROMAN GILT BRONZE MALE RIGHT HAND
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A COLOSSAL ROMAN GILT BRONZE MALE RIGHT HAND
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The fingers gently curled towards the palm and thumb, nails, palm-lines and tendons delineated
10½ in. (26.5 cm.) long
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
The fingers gently curled towards the palm and thumb, nails, palm-lines and tendons delineated
10½ in. (26.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Private collection, UK; acquired Paris art market, 1978.
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