| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 14467 | |
| Title: | SANDALED FOOT | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 14467 | |
| Old Number: | Lot 3230:23 (number lapsed) | |
| Description: | Solid sandaled left foot tapering to sharp end above ankle. Foot flat on bottom, toes separated by incisions. Sandal held to foot by straps of applied clay: one encircling the back down to sides, another pair from sides up to ankles to join at instep and descend to toes; one beneath it across top of toes. Straps on instep thinner and held together by applied clay rectangle. Similar to KT 25-43 (Stillwell 1952, Corinth 15.2, p.236, cat. 2) dating to late 6th c. BC. | |
| Decoration: | White underpaint all over foot, red paint on ankle, foot's top, and straps. | |
| Material: | Fine clay, tiny red inclusions, darker than 10YR 8/4 at surface | |
| Munsell Color: | Core: 5YR 6/6; Surface: 10YR 8/4 | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact, missing part of back and last toe, rest of toes partially broken, missing sole. Traces of white underpaint and red paint. | |
| Manufacture: | HM | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.020; L. 0.045; W. 0.016. | |
| Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
| Chronology: | based on context, comparanda late 6th c. BC | |
| Area: | Acrocorinth Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore | |
| Context: | Acrocorinth Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, LT: M16-17, LOT 3230 | |
| Bibliography: | Klinger 2018, Hesperia 87, p. 434, fig. 3a, 3b, 3c;Klinger, 2021, Corinth XVIII.8, no. 121 | |
| Site: | Acrocorinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Acrocorinth Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore Images (7) |
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