المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
300
مكان النشر
Egypt (made) Akhmim (made) -
الموضوع
Africa Archaeology Death Footwear
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Tread width: 55mm, Waist width: 35mm, Sole thickness: 6mm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
870-1903
رقم السجل
870-1903
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
300
ملاحظات
A partial brown leather sandal, Egyptian, Roman era, ca. 30BC-AD300 (probably). Elaborately incised sole. Acquired from D.B. Myers. Coptic footwear was primarily made with leather, often using the turned technique, to produce a slipper or shoe with a straight sole. Slippers often included a rand at the vamp and a fibre padded sole sewn together with prominent stitching or insole tab. They show variation in the form and height of the instep. Shoes were generally slip-ons and also show variation in the form and height of the instep. Footwear was highly decorated in geometric and floral designs. Often a variety of techniques were used in combination, with the most popular being dyeing, gilding, openwork and appliqué.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tanned leather sandal with punchwork and incising. Leather Tanning Incising Punchwork
Fiziksel açıklama
Half a brown, flat leather sandal, some of the foot strap and two cords of leather â one plaited and one cylindrical. Swayed left. Pointed toe (toe tip missing). Heel and half waist missing. Treadsole: Nail holes round perimeter and down centre remain. One nail remains. Scratched surface. One modern label â mostly gone. Two deep cracks at centre. Midsole: Leather. Insole: Leather. Dirty. Richly decorated with incised lines. Three lines follow sole around perimeter with geometric designs in centre. Large crack across thread so hard to see pattern. Knot for toe strap remains and does not protrude through treadsole. Strap: Main front strap remains. Four centre spirals of leather attached to a thick plaited leather cord. Above each spiral smaller cords of plaited leather branch out and would have been attached to the sole. Where one thinner cord end another cord is plaited in. At top of fourth spiral are two âantennaeâ of short crunched (?) leather that end in small circular spirals of leather with a thin cord of leather (unplaited) leading outwards from each spiral.
Üslup
Coptic Egypt, Roman Period