Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York [The Gilliss Press] · leaf 105
detailsof the modelling are now lost. The hole at the top of the head indicates that itserved to support some object. Height, 5i^ in. (14.1 cm.). Purchased in 1912.Described by G. M. A. R[ichter] in the Museum Bulle-tin, December, 1913, p. 270. Cast solid. The greenpatina has been almost entirely… … 89 STATUETTE OF A YOUTH IN PRAYING ATTITUDE,probably votive. He stands erect, with his weight on the left leg and theright slightly drawn back. The two forearms have become bent, but theiraction can still be determined; the right was slightly raised, with the handheld open in the gesture of prayer;…
Bronzes · Art, Ancient
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