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title: Hand from A Roman Sculptor's Model
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7135/hand-from-a-roman-sculptors-model/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hand from A Roman Sculptor's Model

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Hand from A Roman Sculptor's Model](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7135.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7135.jpg)

## Image Caption

A hand from a sculptor's model. Found in Baiae ([Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/)). 1st century CE. Museo dei Campo Flegrei, (National Maritime Museum, Sydney Australia). Marble copies of [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) masterpieces were in high demand to decorate villas, gardens and public buildings. Plaster casts of the original statues were used to make the copies. This fragment of a cast was found with around 400 others in Baiae, refuse from a workshop that was producing statues for clients around the Bay of Naples and [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/).

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## External Links

- [Inside Baiae, The Sunken Party Town Of Ancient Rome](https://allthatsinteresting.com/baiae)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2017, August 29). Hand from A Roman Sculptor's Model. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7135/hand-from-a-roman-sculptors-model/>
### Chicago
Miate, Liana. "Hand from A Roman Sculptor's Model." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 29, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7135/hand-from-a-roman-sculptors-model/>.
### MLA
Miate, Liana. "Hand from A Roman Sculptor's Model." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Aug 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7135/hand-from-a-roman-sculptors-model/>.

## License & Copyright

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