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Arm from a statuette of a male (divinity or hero)
Greek
Hellenistic Period
about 200 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
John Michael Rodocanachi Fund
Accession Number62.978
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 072; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 119 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe hand held a spear or scepter-staff, or, less likely, a parazonium. The cloak is pinned with a brooch on the left shoulder and has a weight at the bottom. The inside of the shoulder is cast hollow for soldering to the body. The arm and cloak are a single unit. Greenish patina, slightly crusty.
ProvenanceBy 1962: with a dealer in Athens; November 14, 1962: purchased by MFA for $ 330-