Foot and part of leg of votive figure, wearing a shoe - 958.61.300_2

958.61.300_2

Foot and part of leg of votive figure, wearing a shoe

Medium:Mould-made earthenware (terracotta)
Geography: Excavated from the sanctuary of Apollo at Tamassos-Frangissa, Cyprus
Date: about 700-480 BC
Period: Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic I-II
Dimensions:
24.7 x 25.6 cm
Object number: 958.61.300
Credit Line: Gift of the National Gallery of Canada
On view
Gallery Location:A.G. Leventis Foundation Gallery of Ancient Cyprus
DescriptionThis foot may have formed part of statue and not a votive, similar to those of stone or terracotta which were placed in sanctuaries.
Collection:
Greek World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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