Model or Temple Offering of a Foot
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
The smooth surface at the top of this foot indicates that it is not a tragment from a sculpture but a complete, intact object, probably a temple offering (ex voto). Perhaps it represents an individual's request to a god for relief from an ailment. Contrary to popular belief, not all temple offerings were images of deities.
MEDIUM
Limestone
DATES
ca. 664â30 B.C.E.
PERIOD
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
DIMENSIONS
3 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (10 x 6.4 x 22.3 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
34.1001
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
PROVENANCE
Archaeological provenance not yet documented, reportedly from the studio of a sculptor at Kepto, near Sais, Egypt; by 1934, acquired by Khawam Brothers, Cairo, Egypt; 1934, purchased from Khawam Brothers by the Brooklyn Museum.
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EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view on the 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
CAPTION
Model or Temple Offering of a Foot, ca. 664â30 B.C.E. Limestone, 3 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (10 x 6.4 x 22.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1001. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1001_wwg8.jpg)
IMAGE
installation, West Wing gallery 8 installation, CUR.34.1001_wwg8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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