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Statue of Roman emperor Constantine reunited with its finger after 550 years by Capitoline Museums in Rome
A missing finger from a giant statue of the Roman emperor Constantine has been reunited with the hand it came from, roughly 550 years after being separated.
Key points:
- The fragment was sent by the Louvre Museum in Paris to the Capitoline Museums in Rome
- It is not known where the fragment of the finger was before its discovery in Paris in 1860
- The reunification of the finger and hand comes 550 years after they were separated
The 38cm long index finger was recently sent to the Capitoline Museums in Rome by the Louvre Museum in Paris.
This week the piece was finally being returned to its rightful position on the hand, which sits in the museum alongside the colossal bronze bust of Constantine.
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