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Object NameStatue Fragment
Made FromGlass
Date299 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Egypt; possibly Italy
Techniquecast and possibly retouched by wheel-cutting
SizeOverall H: 1.7 cm, W: 2.6 cm, L: 3.2 cm
Accession Number54.1.30
Credit LineGift of Fahim Kouchakji
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionStatue Fragment. Turquoise glass with bluish tinge, dull surface with some incrustation; cast and possibly retouched by wheel-cutting. Fragment preserves right leg and four fingers of the right hand of a seated figure, the bend of the knee suggested by an engraved angle on the side of the fragment, on the right thigh a triangular section of the drapery or skin is preserved with a scale or feather-like pattern engraved on the surface, the fingers and knuckles of the hand are also engraved.Provenance
Source
Fahim Kouchakji
(b. Syria, 1886-1976) - 1954-06-01
