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LOT 0833
Roman Bronze Statue Right Hand
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (169 grams, 73 mm).
Modelled in the round in a pointing gesture, with semi-naturalistic anatomical and nail detailing; hollow-formed with a piercing through the palm; tip of index finger lost in antiquity. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market, 1982-1989.
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