Lot 6
** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this artwork will be donated to the Anthony Quinn Foundation, whose mission is to advocate for the important role arts education plays in personal development and in the overall improvement of social, economic and cultural systems. Learn more at aqfoundation.org **
Classical World, Ancient Tuscany, Lazio, and Umbria, Etruria, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. An impressive pottery right foot atop a thick sandal, hollow-molded to serve as a votive - not as a section of a larger sculpture but as a complete piece! Previously enveloped in red glaze, the life-size votive displays a slender form with lengthy phalanges and recessed toenails. Note how the index toe is longer than the big toe; an idealized quality that persisted throughout many Greco-Roman inspired sculptures. Size: 10.5" L x 3.7" W x 6.1" H (26.7 cm x 9.4 cm x 15.5 cm)
Etruscan and other ancient Mediterranean cultures had a long-standing tradition of offering terracotta votives of everyday objects, animals, human figures like babies, and body parts at sanctuaries. Besides heads, hands and the feet were the most commonly offered votives since they were often injured in labor intensive societies. Local artisans created an industry to make and sell these offerings, producing pottery, such as this foot, and bronze models for supplicants.
Provenance: ex-private collection of actor Anthony Quinn and his wife Katherine, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA acquired prior to 2000
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#169152
- Condition: Losses to lower leg, ankle, and bottom of big toe. Chipping to bottom of sandal. Expected nicks, pitting, and abrasions, commensurate with age. Resurfacing in some areas. Otherwise, excellent with nice remaining details and lovely earthen deposits. Encrustations on interior and liberal remains of pigment on toes, ankle, and sandal.
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