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Phoenician Foot Amulet
Circa 6th-3rd Century BC
Description: Amulet in the form of a stylized human foot made from
pinkish-beige porous stone. The foot is flat on the bottom with a pointed toe
and short squared ankle pierced for suspension. It is presumed that amulets in
the shape of feet or legs were to bestow mobility or replace a lost limb in the
afterlife.
Height: 04. in. (1 cm)
Length: 0.5 in. (1.3 cm)
Condition: Intact.
Provenance: Formerly in an East Coast private collection.
Reference: See The Phoenicians (Italy 1997) by Sabatino Moscati, p. 449 for several examples of this type of amulet.
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