Votive Offering in the Form of a Boot (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

4th–3rd century BC
Greek, South Italian (Sicilian)
polychromed pale tan terracotta, pigment
Overall: 3 × 1 1/2 × 3 5/8 in. (7.62 × 3.81 × 9.21 cm)
81.54

Models of anatomical parts such as feet, hands, genitalia, and internal organs were dedicated at shrines either in the hope of a cure for illness or infertility, or in thanks for a cure.

Gift of an Anonymous Donor
May 1981 (Robert E. Hecht, Paris); Gift to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond; accessioned into VMFA collection May 13, 1981. [1]

[1] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration records.
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