Smith, Arthur H.; British Museum <London> / Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities [Editor]: A Catalogue of the sculptures of the Parthenon, in the British Museum (London, 1900)

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the forefinger and middle finger are 'wanting. There is
no evidence that this hand belongs to the Parthenon.
The scale, however, is suitable to one of the central
figures of the west pediment. If the hand is derived
thence, it is possible that it is a hand of Athene, and that
the object it holds is not the base of a torch, as has
been, suggested, but part of the olive-tree. In that case
Athene would be placing her left hand on a projecting
bough of her tree.

Length of third finger, 6J inches. Over.beck, Ber. d. i. sacks. Ges,
d. Wissensckaften, 1880, pi. 3.

17. Fragment of an olive-tree with foliage.

Height, 6J inches.

18. Similar fragment of olive-tree, larger than last.

Height, 1 foot 4- inches. Michaeiis, pi. 8, fig. 15.

19. Fragment of ankle and part of calf of right leg wearing
high boot and attached on the right side to the trunk
of a tree. It is highly improbable that this fragment
belonged to the Parthenon.

Height, 1 foot 3 inches.

20. I*ft hand and wrist of male figure; the palm is grooved
for the reception of some object like a staff; the thumb,
forefinger, and upper joints of the other fingers are
wanting. The scale is rather larger than that of the
so-called Theseus (D) of the east pediment, to which the
fragment has been attributed by Overbeck. The wrist is
slightly bent inwards. This hand is finely modelled.

Length, 9J inches. Overbeck, Ber. d. i. sacks. Ges. d. Wissensckaften,
1880, p. 43.

21. Fragment of left hand and wrist of male figure, the