ROMAN BRONZE FRAGMENT OF A FOOT
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Ca. AD 200 - 300.
A petite hollow-cast Roman bronze foot, originally from a small statue or a votive offering. The foot is made with toenails delineated and separation between the toes. Anatomical votive offerings such as these were made at the temple of a healing god such as Asklepios, the Greco-Roman god of healing and medicine.
Size: 21mm x 8mm; Weight: 5g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from Marcantica.
A petite hollow-cast Roman bronze foot, originally from a small statue or a votive offering. The foot is made with toenails delineated and separation between the toes. Anatomical votive offerings such as these were made at the temple of a healing god such as Asklepios, the Greco-Roman god of healing and medicine.
Size: 21mm x 8mm; Weight: 5g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from Marcantica.
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ROMAN BRONZE FRAGMENT OF A FOOT
Estimate £200 - £300
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