Votive Hand

Item

Title
Votive Hand
Inventory Number
A0259
Date Acquired
1909
Source
Magoffin
Provenance
Italy
Description
Upraised right hand w four contiguous fingers stretched out straight w thumb extended diagonally, w faint articulation of finger joints & surfaces of palm & thumb pad modeled; back plain & unmodulated. Slight flaring wrist of strongly depressed circular section.
State of Preservation
Broken off at wrist, most of thumb broken off; some chipping & scratching of surfaces.
Height
20.2 cm
Width
9.2 cm
Color
Clay body 10R 5/6 (red), surface mostly darkened to 10R 3/1 (dark reddish gray).
Notes
Slide Coll
Type
terracotta
Material
fired clay

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