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Hand from a Statue of Tyche (Fortuna) Holding Cornucopia

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Hand from a Statue of Tyche (Fortuna) Holding Cornucopia

Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsL: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); W: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); H: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
MediumMarble.
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family
Object number
2006.90
Not on View
DescriptionFragment preserving the right hand of an over-life-size marble statue. The hand isholding a so-called horn of plenty (cornucopia), following a format typically employed for Greek and Roman representations of the personification of Fortune (Fortuna in Latin, Tyche in Greek).
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