statuette
Object NameArm and Hand from Composite Statuette
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 1-399
Place MadeRoman Empire; perhaps Egypt
TechniqueCast, prob. drilled, ground, polished
SizeOverall W: 5.8 cm
Accession Number74.1.52
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale yellowish green glass; cast, probably drilled, ground, polished. Right hand and arm, from middle of upper arm to tips of fingers, represented three dimensionally; at upper extremity, cylindrical tenon (L.0.4 cm); elbow bent at 90°; hand has thumb and first two fingers extended, third and fourth fingers closed as if grasping cylindrical object.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12
