WHA_551JN

Gilt bronze arm from a statue. Roman, 2nd or 3rd Century AD Found in a Roman well at Clairmarais near Rheims, France, in 1876. Small rectangles of gold leaf were glued in place and were further secured by burnishing. In several places the overlapping of the sheets is visible.

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Copyright: World History Archive
Image Size: 5610x3115 / 3.1MB; bronze arm statue roman gold
Contained in galleries: historical photos 2

Gilt bronze arm from a statue. Roman, 2nd or 3rd Century AD Found in a Roman well at Clairmarais near Rheims, France, in 1876. Small rectangles of gold leaf were glued in place and were further secured by burnishing. In several places the overlapping of the sheets is visible.