Proto-Cypriot Terracotta Sandal

Proto-Cypriot Terracotta Sandal

Description:

Right foot of hollow terracotta figure wearing an open-work sandal; hand-made with moulded details; the foot sits on a low plinth; orange clay with white inclusions, covered with a buff-cream slip: the sandal straps are painted in black, with a bow at the junction of the foot and ankle.


Dimensions: Height: 9.50 centimetres max ; Length: 13 centimetres; Width: 4 centimetres; Depth: 14 centimetres


Object Type: figure


Series: Proto-Cypriot (?)


Techniques: painted; handmade; moulded

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

650 - 550 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Salamis (Cyprus)

Accession Number:

1909,0310.127