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Model of a Right Foot
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The mold-made votive includes only the ankle and foot, along with a sole-like base that follows the outlines of the foot. The toes are elongated and have modeled toenails.
This foot was not originally part of a larger statue. It was instead molded separately, probably in order to serve as a votive object in a sanctuary. Such anatomical votives are thought to have had a connection to healing. A worshipper might dedicate a votive body part to request that the corresponding part of his or her own body be cured, or as a thank-offering after being restored to health.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Walton Brooks McDaniel New Jersey (by 1943/46) gift; to the Department of the Classics Harvard University (1943/46-2012) transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums 2012.
Note: Walton Brooks McDaniel gave a portion of his collection to the Department of the Classics in 1943 and the rest in 1946. The Collection is named for his late wife Alice Corinne McDaniel.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University
Title: Model of a Right Foot
Description:
The mold-made votive includes only the ankle and foot, along with a sole-like base that follows the outlines of the foot.
The toes are elongated and have modeled toenails.
This foot was not originally part of a larger statue.
It was instead molded separately, probably in order to serve as a votive object in a sanctuary.
Such anatomical votives are thought to have had a connection to healing.
A worshipper might dedicate a votive body part to request that the corresponding part of his or her own body be cured, or as a thank-offering after being restored to health.
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