Clay human foot model



Clay human foot model

Π2109
Clay
Intact
Height: 10. 4 cm. Thickness: 1. 8 cm.
Petsophas
Peak Sanctuary
Middle Bronze Age. Late Prepalatial - Protopalatial period, Middle Minoan Ι - II period.:
1900 - 1700 BC:
Gallery:
II
Case:
21
Exhibition thematic unit:
Middle Bronze Age - Late Prepalatial-Protopalatial period (2200-1700 BC). From small communities to towns
Peak sanctuaries
Description
Model of a human leg. It represents a whole right leg from the thigh to the toes, which are rendered with incisions. Traces of white paint are preserved in various areas. In the flattened upper end of the thigh is a hole from which the object could be suspended by a string. The model leg belongs to a group of votives at Petsophas depicting torsos cut vertically in half (half-bodies) and human body parts such as arms and legs. They are believed to be offerings made by sick people praying to the deity for healing of the specific body part depicted.
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 Malcom H. Wiener as He Enters His 65th Year. Vol. I. Aegaeum 20. Li?ge, 1999, 1-6. Myres, J.L., "Excavations at Palaikastro II. The sanctuary-site of Petsofa." Annual of the British School at Athens 9 (1902/3): 356-387, pl. XII:49. Rutkowski, Β. Petsophas. A Cretan Peak Sanctuary. Warsaw, 1991, 103, pl. XLV:16.
Author:
E. S.


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