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Left forearm and hand
Greek
Hellenistic Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund and Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number10.167
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 089.
DescriptionThis vigorous forearm has carefully modeled muscles and veins. Hollow-cast, green patina. The object (strigil?) held in the hand is incomplete.
ProvenanceBy 1910: with E. P. Warren (bought in Rome); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, June 2, 1910, for $4,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 10.159-10.230)