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The hunters are also portrayed in a number of departure scenes (hoplites are not the only civic group represented in departure scenes), like this one below (Bell-krater (ca 440 - 430 BCE by the Persephone Painter. Toledo, Museum of Art, 67.154).



This is clearly a hunter, due to the length of his spear and the fact that there's no spear-butt attached to its bottom. I am also able to identify a petasos being slung over his shoulder.

Quote:Possibly he might have been killed in a hunting accidemt.
He look like the "Pella deer hunters". But you are right the lekythos was containing ashs of the dead.
An example of "Lakonian"(?) boots here:
http://www.sikyon.com/Sparta/Art/sparta_pgr02.html

Are the boots being worn over greaves.....?
(sitting here with a cold compress on her two little toes after tripping over the doorframe.... )

Hmm, hope I can test my boots with greaves at Thermopylae in July second.
Wish you a speedy recovery Cristina
Kind regards

Clay childrens shoes(!!!) from Agora meuseum in Athens.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/hoplite14 ... 5a5scd.jpg

...and they look like basketball shoes too!

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Quote:Clay childrens shoes(!!!) from Agora meuseum in Athens.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/hoplite14 ... 5a5scd.jpg
...and they look like basketball shoes too!
Kind regards

They certainly do look fashionable.....
what would they have been used for do you think, an offering?

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hoplite14gr:fnfy6em3 Wrote:Clay childrens shoes(!!!) from Agora meuseum in Athens.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/hoplite14 ... 5a5scd.jpg

...and they look like basketball shoes too!

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Very clear!

Also I discovered this reproduction, I like the detailed shoes here & socks.

They look very similar to some Roman ones.....that is obviously where the style originated from.... :wink:

Still debated Cristina some say they were worn some say they were an offering.

Gioi the reproduction is good but what can you tell me of the original?

Regards

Please verify this reproduction. It has some nice details..!
Johnny

Greetings Johnny,

Quote:Please verify this reproduction. It has some nice details..!
Johnny

A Reproduction can be found here.
Regards

Arthes,
Thanks for the link...

I should've asked for information on the original.

Some reliefs are out of the imagination of the artist...

Thanks again,

Johnny

The same design here called calzare gladiatorio
(from Bologna) which were worn by the Equites....

Sorry but it looks like a carbatina wrapped arround a shock to me.
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This foot vase may be of interest but I have no date or reference for it. The comment attached to the image when I found it ages ago was High Archaic - mesh sandal

It reminds me of the "net-like" shandals on the Tyrins frescoes.
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As far as I know (and had read), except some very few exceptions (like the Boeotians, that worn BOOTS!), every Hellenic faction used to fight wearing sandals (lots of types) or barefoot (like Lacedaimonians)...