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Collection: | | Corinth | Type: | | Object | Name: | | S 3820 | Title: | | MARBLE DRAPED FEMALE: LEFT FOOT | Category: | | Sculpture | Category Code: | | S | Object Number: | | 3820 | Old Number: | | #411 | Description: | | Front of draped female left foot with sandal. Front of foot undercut so that it would have projected out from the plinth (ca. 0.08). Over big toe one patch of drapery edge remains. Cross strap of thong sandal is not worn and is under the foot; edges project on either side, thong of sandal between big toe and the next one. Between the toes it is decorated with a diamond-shaped ornament with edge incised. Straps of thong are patterned with diagonal notches and where they emerged from beneath the drass, are thicker, with notched ends where the hatched sections were attached (?). Sole of sandal ca. 0.025 high, with incised line bisecting it horizontally. On the left side, a small fragment from the top of the plinth survives. Surface of skin and sandal finished with rasp. | Decoration: | | Flecks of red paint survive on the pinkie toe and the next one, also on the surface of the sandal strap. | Material: | | White marble | Condition: | | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving front right of sole; missing most of big toe and fronts of next two toes. | Dimensions Preserved: | | H. 0.135, W. 0.185, Th. 0.11 | Findspot Description: | | From inner courtyard marble pile. In Ajootian's list numbered 411 (binder in main workroom). | Site: | | Corinth | City: | | Ancient Corinth | Country: | | Greece | References: | | Images (5)
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