Bronze votive leg

Description

Another interesting find is the bronze votive leg found at Frascole by the Dicomanese Archaeological Group in the late 1960s. The find, of obvious votive character, together with other materials found on the surface, aroused such interest that it led to the first real explorations at the site. The object, still well preserved today, has been dated to the 3rd century B.C. and represents the human part from knee to foot. Under the sole of this, there is a tang, that is, a small hole for the insertion of a base. The finding of such a votive object, as well as some ceramic fragments with inscriptions and dedications by the family that dominated the Mugello district, namely the Velasna, have led to the assumption that the large Etruscan building was a temple or the base of one.