Foot-shaped aryballos, Ionian workshop, aryballos, antique vessel. Yellow-orange clay with mica; matte black engobe on the surface. Shaped as 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, bearing an image of a rooster surrounded by dots. Preservation: the front part of the foot is filled with plaster. Date: end of the 6th – beginning of the 5th century BC. Findspot: Ionia, Turkey/Greece., A small carved object resembling a stylized foot or shoe stands upright against a plain gray background, showing a weathered surface with a mix of beige, tan, brown, and darker blackened areas; the sole and toe area are rounded and display worn texture and subtle carved lines, the midsection tapers upward with irregular rough patches and lighter beige highlights, and ...
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Foot-shaped aryballos, Ionian workshop, aryballos, antique vessel. Yellow-orange clay with mica; matte black engobe on the surface. Shaped as 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, bearing an image of a rooster surrounded by dots. Preservation: the front part of the foot is filled with plaster. Date: end of the 6th – beginning of the 5th century BC. Findspot: Ionia, Turkey/Greece., A small carved object resembling a stylized foot or shoe stands upright against a plain gray background, showing a weathered surface with a mix of beige, tan, brown, and darker blackened areas; the sole and toe area are rounded and display worn texture and subtle carved lines, the midsection tapers upward with irregular rough patches and lighter beige highlights, and the upper portion flares into a short cuff with a ring of darker vertical markings and a flat circular top that appears chipped and discolored.

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Foot-shaped aryballos Ionian workshop aryballos antique vessel Yellow-orange clay mica matte black engobe surface Shaped 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 bearing image rooster surrounded dots Preservation front part foot filled plaster Date 6th – 5th century BC Findspot Ionia Turkey Greece small carved object resembling stylized foot shoe stands upright plain gray background showing weathered surface mix beige tan brown darker blackened areas sole toe area rounded display worn texture subtle lines midsection tapers upward irregular rough patches lighter beige highlights upper portion flares short cuff ring darker vertical markings flat circular top chipped discolored.

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