Votive Offering in the Form of a Boot (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
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.
[1] Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration records.
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