AN EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED CARTONNAGE FOOT FRAGMENT
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The two sandal-strapped feet with ladder patterned border, the ankles bordered with ankh (life) and djed (stability) frieze, traces of gilding on the nails, the underside painted with a pair of chequerboard soles with papyrus column between
23.5 cm. long
AN EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED CARTONNAGE FOOT FRAGMENT
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The two sandal-strapped feet with ladder patterned border, the ankles bordered with ankh (life) and djed (stability) frieze, traces of gilding on the nails, the underside painted with a pair of chequerboard soles with papyrus column between
23.5 cm. long
