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Greek Art
The Hellenic foot
very nice
DESCRIPTION:
This is a beautiful, unusual, large and heavy bronze contemporary sculpture of art, of exceptional decoration. The sculpture is old of unknown age and is now considered, as a sculptural bronze work, rather rare. Height 17 cm (or 6 6/8 in), length 34 cm (or 13 3/8 in), width 15 cm (or 6 in) and weight 4,260 gr. Is in very good condition, it has not cleaned, it is untouched with his patina.
Hellenic foot, ie, the second toe of the foot, next to the big toe, is longer, and ancient Greek artists used to depict the toes in this way in their various representations, something that and the Romans later adopted as an artistic characteristic. The presence of this characteristic on a person's toes has been used to indicate Greek ethnic origin.In ancient Greece, sandals were worn by both men and women. The ancient Greeks emphasized beauty, elegance, and refinement, and considered shoes to be an ornament to their feet. In Greek Mythology, the messenger of the Gods Hermes wore such sandals that also had wings so that he could fly and carry out the commands of Zeus. The statue of the goddess Aphrodite holding a sandal while protecting a boy from the god Pan. The sculpture of the Temple of the Goddess Athena of Victory is illustrated while wearing her sandal. In the Parthenon, Phidias sculpted a young man tying his sandal, etc. That is, the ancient Greeks liked to depict the use of sandals in their everyday life as a ritual.
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SHIPPING:
We will ship your item, well packaged, during two days after payment received, through Hellenic Post and always only registered shipment with tracking number, so you can watch your parcel. I am always happy to combine shipping to save you money and I will charge you, only actual shipping costs. Please note that, we are not responsible for any Customs charges incurred as a result of this purchase. Shipping cost: Greece: E9, Cypus & Balkans: $51.60, Europe: $71.30, International: 97.40
PAYMENT:
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