Foot-shaped aryballos, Ionian workshop; aryballos, antique vessel; yellow-orange clay with mica; matte black engobe on the surface. Aryballos in the shape of a foot shod in a sandal with a thick sole connected to braided leather straps. The foot ends above the ankle and merges into a narrow neck terminating in an outward-turned rim, decorated from above with radiating lines. A wide, ribbon-like handle is attached vertically to the spout, on which there is an image of a rooster surrounded by dots. Preservation condition: the front part of the foot is filled with plaster. Dated end of the 6th–beginning of the 5th century BC. Ionia, Turkey/Greece., A sculpted object in the shape of a boot shown in profile on a neutral gray background, with a handle-like extension at the top near the ankle; the surface of the boot is textured with a pattern resembling scales or stitched segments and has an uneven, weathered appearance with visible cracks and roughness; the colors visible are tan, beige, br...
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Foot-shaped aryballos, Ionian workshop; aryballos, antique vessel; yellow-orange clay with mica; matte black engobe on the surface. Aryballos in the shape of a foot shod in a sandal with a thick sole connected to braided leather straps. The foot ends above the ankle and merges into a narrow neck terminating in an outward-turned rim, decorated from above with radiating lines. A wide, ribbon-like handle is attached vertically to the spout, on which there is an image of a rooster surrounded by dots. Preservation condition: the front part of the foot is filled with plaster. Dated end of the 6th–beginning of the 5th century BC. Ionia, Turkey/Greece., A sculpted object in the shape of a boot shown in profile on a neutral gray background, with a handle-like extension at the top near the ankle; the surface of the boot is textured with a pattern resembling scales or stitched segments and has an uneven, weathered appearance with visible cracks and roughness; the colors visible are tan, beige, brown, black, and gray; the toe is slightly upturned and the sole is accentuated, and a faint reflection of the boot appears on the surface beneath it.

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Foot-shaped aryballos Ionian workshop aryballos antique vessel yellow-orange clay mica matte black engobe surface Aryballos shape foot shod sandal thick sole connected braided leather straps foot ends ankle merges narrow neck terminating outward-turned rim decorated radiating lines wide ribbon- handle attached vertically spout image rooster surrounded dots Preservation condition front part foot filled plaster Dated 6th– 5th century BC Ionia Turkey Greece sculpted object boot shown profile neutral gray background handle- extension top near boot textured pattern resembling scales stitched segments uneven weathered appearance visible cracks roughness colors visible tan beige brown black gray toe slightly upturned sole accentuated faint reflection surface beneath .

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