Rather Brilliant 1998 Agelio A S Batle Co Graphite Hand antique retable on wood I'd guess 1930s or so

I'd guess 1930s or so but am not 100% certain

) Most corrugated pottery is attributed to the Anasazi and Mongolian populations

The bone layer on these is very thick

though one might be tempted to leave this handsome mustachioed Chicago fireman right where he is

The objective is to remove every marble except one by jumping over orthogonally (not diagonally) from one adjacent point to the vacant adjacent point on the other side

Rather Brilliant 1998 Agelio A S Batle Co Graphite Hand antique retable on wood I'd guess 1930s or soPerhaps Ive come across one of these before in a museum gift shop and didnt really register it, but when I found this graphite hand this week in an antiques (and collectibles!) shop I thought it pretty brilliant! It was cast with a 1998 copyright mark and signature at the wrist, and a quick search revealed it as one of a series graphite sculptures by artist Agelio Batle. Maybe a bit kitschy (hes done a whole series of different hands, objects, etc.)