Object Image

Limestone statue fragment of a hand holding a pyxis or bobbin

The left hand, the nails of which are well rendered, holds a small pyxis.

Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76...

3rd–1st century B.C.
Limestone
12.7 x 12.1cm
74.57.22
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection