This clay eye is an example of an anatomical votive most likely dedicated to a healing deity. The dedicator of this clay eye may have been vision impaired and was seeking help from a healing god, such as Asclepius. Practically any body part that was in need of healing...
This is a Roman male votive figurine from the Republican period that has traces of black and red paint. There is also a small hole on the backside of the figurine that could have been used for hanging the portrait.
