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Hermes Fastening his Sandal, early Imperial Roman marble copy of a Lysippan bronze (Louvre Museum). The sculptures of Hermes Fastening his Sandal, which exist in several versions, are all Roman marble copies of a lost Greek bronze original in the manner of Lysippos, dating to the fourth century BCE.
An outsole was fastened to the mid-sole, using clinching hobnails, usually of iron but occasionally bronze. The turned-back clinching nail ends were covered by an insole. Like all Roman footwear, the caliga was flat-soled. It was laced up the center of the foot and onto the top of the ankle.
Artifacts have continued to be excavated. In 2020, a pair of ceremonial gilt-bronze shoes dated to the late 5th and early 6th centuries was discovered in the complex. [5] The area is now a popular tourist attraction. [6] In 2023, it was reported that there are light shows in the evening during which images are projected onto the tombs.
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A 19th-century engraving of talaria. The Talaria of Mercury (Latin: tālāria) or The Winged Sandals of Hermes (Ancient Greek: πτηνοπέδῑλος, ptēnopédilos or πτερόεντα πέδιλα, pteróenta pédila) are winged sandals, a symbol of the Greek messenger god Hermes (Roman equivalent Mercury).
Perseus with the Head of Medusa is a bronze sculpture made by Benvenuto Cellini in the period 1545–1554. The sculpture stands on a square base which has bronze relief panels depicting the story of Perseus and Andromeda, similar to a predella on an altarpiece. [1] It is located in the Loggia dei Lanzi in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence ...