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Right foot wearing a boot

Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsHeight x length: 14.1 x 23.4 cm (5 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number01.7509
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
Description
Right foot wearing a bootGreek or Roman, Hellenistic or Imperial PeriodBronzeThis type of ornamental boot with open toes was popular in the Hellenistic and Roman Imperial periods and could be worn by heroes, deities, and rulers.Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, 1901   01.7509
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Florence.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901
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