A Roman Period Carved Marble Fragment of a Left Hand; c.150-200 AD sub-Decorative Objects and History

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A Roman Period Carved Marble Fragment of a Left Hand; c.150-200 AD sub-Decorative Objects and HistoryOrigin: Roman Period: Late 1stC AD Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 150 200 AD Height: 3 Width: 9 Depth: 4. 5 The weathered marble fragmentary hand, of oversized proportions, with coiled fingers once holding an attribute, the marble having a good patination, and surviving from the late 1stC AD period. The hand has several losses, and repairs, as pictured, with the index finger and thumb with larger loss and a cracked repair to the other finger section.