Model of human foot



Model of human foot

Π21655
Clay
Intact
Height: 3. 4 cm. Length: 5.6 cm.
Juktas
Psili Korfi
Late Bronze Age. Neopalatial period, Middle Minoan ΙΙΙ - Late Minoan I period.:
1700 - 1450 BC:
Gallery:
VII
Case:
67
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). Minoan religion - Domestic and open-air cult
Open-air Sanctuaries The Peak Sanctuaries.
Description
Model of a human foot. It has a horizontal suspension hole in the ankle. Made of fine clay and unpainted. The foot model belongs to a group of votive offerings found at peak sanctuaries and representing human body parts such as arms and legs. It is believed that they were offered by worshippers praying for healing of the body part depicted, or for protection from sickness in general. Although models of human limbs have been found at Juktas, they do not form a large group of votives at this sanctuary.
Bibliography:
Arnott, R. "Healing Cult in Minoan Crete." In P.P. Betancourt, V. Karageorghis, R. Laffineur, W.-D. Niemeier (eds), Meletemata. Studies in Aegean Archaeology Presented to Malcolm H. Wiener as He Enters His 65th Year. Vol. I. Aegaeum 20. Li?ge, 1999, 1-6. Karetsou, Α. "Ιερόν Κορυφής Γιούχτα." Πρακτικά της εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας (1974): 228-239. Ioannidou-Karetsou, A. "The Peak Sanctuary of Mt. Juktas." In R. H?gg and N. Marinatos (eds), Sanctuaries and Cults in the Aegean Bronze Age. Proceedings of the First International Symposium at the Swedish Intititute in Athens, 12-13 May 1980. Stockholm, 1981, 137-153.
Author:
E. S.


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