Pair of terracotta boots from an Early Geometric period cremation burial of a woman in the Athenian Agora, c. 900 BC. These lovely model terracotta booties give us a glimpse into Iron Age footwear some 3,000 years ago in Athens. Museum of the Ancient Agora, Athens. 📷 by me - ThreadSky

alisonfisk.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Pair of terracotta boots from an Early Geometric period cremation burial of a woman in the Athenian Agora, c. 900 BC.

These lovely model terracotta booties give us a glimpse into Iron Age footwear some 3,000 years ago in Athens.

Museum of the Ancient Agora, Athens. 📷 by me

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bowman120.bsky.social•4 days ago

Delightful! Quite a rarity to see model footwear like this - not really my area, maybe more common than I think?

justmy2ct.bsky.social•4 days ago

So the real boots would be made from leather? What about the soles?

alisonfisk.bsky.social•1 day ago

I presume the soles would also be made of leather 3,000 years ago! Though the soles do look very similar to modern rubber soles on Wellington boots! 😂

justmy2ct.bsky.social•1 day ago

Exactly why I was asking they look like rubberized plastic! JahH

samm1955.bsky.social•1 day ago

I got a pair of those for gardening.

jamesbottomley.bsky.social•4 days ago

Amazing. They look modern.

deanbooth.bsky.social•4 days ago

The original

recliningpair.bsky.social•4 days ago

Feet of clay

solatology.bsky.social•3 days ago

I can't believe I missed these last week 🤦

georgethomas.bsky.social•4 days ago

When I see art like this from 3000 years ago I marvel. And then when I see some of what passes for art today, I despair.
The boots are amazing.

rupertkay.bsky.social•4 days ago

Are these the ancient equivalent of an Amazon thumbnail image of the product?

geohead.bsky.social•4 days ago

Thanks. I had no idea what footwear looked like back then.

ratjohnny.bsky.social•4 days ago

I'm amazed again and again how modern a lot of this stuff looks. Thank you so much for posting this, it's always a nice break when this pops up in the timeline

superstaticgirl.bsky.social•3 days ago

They look like the boots they were models of were really comfortable.

vibroseis.bsky.social•4 days ago

Very stylish!

makereadgrow.bsky.social•1 day ago

Reminds me of Vans and keds

chapps.bsky.social•2 days ago

These look identical to the little blue galoshes that the four year-old next door to me wears when it's raining. Some forms seem to never go out of style.

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