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Tweezers
Roman or Byzantine
Late Antique Period
about A.D. 400 or later
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard R. Wagner
Accession Number65.1345
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 628; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 127 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe body is in the form of a very stylized human figure with raised arms (in orans gesture), drapery hanging from them. At the end is a loop for suspension. Hard green patina.
ProvenanceBy 1965: Richard R. Wagner Collection (acquired in Istanbul); gift of Richard R. Wagner to MFA, November 10, 1965