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Title	Sandal
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	300
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Akhmim (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Death Footwear
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 250mm, Waist width: 35mm, Seat width: 55mm, Sole thickness: 7mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	871-1903
Record ID	871-1903
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	300
Notes	Partial fibre sandal, Egyptian, ca. 30BC-AD300 (probably). Decorated with red diagonal stripes and binding. 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 appliquÃ©.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven papyrus and halfa grass (?) Papyrus Weaving Dyeing Plaiting
Fiziksel açıklama	A partial, flat, fibre sewn sandal. Pointed toe and round heel. Medial tread missing. Holes (8mm diameter) present where back straps were attached at seat. Reinforced sole: The treadsole is protected from the ground with two stripes of plaited papyrus. One follows sandal perimeter and the other runs down the centre and ends at seat with exposed fibres. Outer plait is 1cm wide and only remains on lateral side. Only the waist section of the middle plait remains. Treadsole: Straight, possible Left. A layer of papyrus strips running horizontally. Darker, natural colour than the insole. Midsole: Layer of papyrus that lies vertically along the length of the sandal. The insole stripes lie diagonally over this layer. Insole: Composed of diagonal stripes of dyes red and natural papyrus (?). Stripe widths between 13mm and 15mm remain. Perimeter cores of halfa grass (?) at right angle to sole. Outer core is 15mm wide and red fibre is wrapped around long cores. The red stripes are wrapped into all three soles to tie the layers. The inner core is a thin (2mm diameter) stripe of halfa grass (?). Bound with red fibre.
Üslup	Coptic Egypt, Roman Period

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Sandal

Author Unknown

Publication Date 300

Publication Place Egypt (made) Akhmim (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Death Footwear

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 250mm, Waist width: 35mm, Seat width: 55mm, Sole thickness: 7mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 871-1903

Record ID 871-1903

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 300

Notes Partial fibre sandal, Egyptian, ca. 30BC-AD300 (probably). Decorated with red diagonal stripes and binding. 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 appliquÃ©.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven papyrus and halfa grass (?) Papyrus Weaving Dyeing Plaiting

Fiziksel açıklama A partial, flat, fibre sewn sandal. Pointed toe and round heel. Medial tread missing. Holes (8mm diameter) present where back straps were attached at seat. Reinforced sole: The treadsole is protected from the ground with two stripes of plaited papyrus. One follows sandal perimeter and the other runs down the centre and ends at seat with exposed fibres. Outer plait is 1cm wide and only remains on lateral side. Only the waist section of the middle plait remains. Treadsole: Straight, possible Left. A layer of papyrus strips running horizontally. Darker, natural colour than the insole. Midsole: Layer of papyrus that lies vertically along the length of the sandal. The insole stripes lie diagonally over this layer. Insole: Composed of diagonal stripes of dyes red and natural papyrus (?). Stripe widths between 13mm and 15mm remain. Perimeter cores of halfa grass (?) at right angle to sole. Outer core is 15mm wide and red fibre is wrapped around long cores. The red stripes are wrapped into all three soles to tie the layers. The inner core is a thin (2mm diameter) stripe of halfa grass (?). Bound with red fibre.

Üslup Coptic Egypt, Roman Period