Roman Statue Hand with Mappa
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3rd-4th century AD. A life size bronze left hand with the forefinger and thumb slightly extended, the other fingers bent around a mappa, or ceremonial cloth; mounted on a custom-made stand. 723 grams, 14cm (5 1/2"). Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. The Mappa was originally the white napkin dropped by an emperor or magistrate as a starting signal at the Circus. In late Roman iconography it came to be a used as one of the principal attributes of the consuls.
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Fine condition.
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Roman Statue Hand with Mappa
Estimate £800 - £1,000
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