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Title	Shoe
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	300
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Antinoe (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Death Footwear
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.161-1914
Record ID	T.161-1914
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	300
Notes	Partial. Openwork leather medallions cut from a pair of shoes, Egyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Acquired from the Egypt Exploration Fund. 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	Tanned leather. Leather Applique Tanning Openwork
Parçalar	Shoe, Shoe
Fiziksel açıklama	Leather decorations cut from shoe vamps. The medallions are cut from leather and sewn onto another leather layer. Sewn with running stitch. A cutout cross is central and surrounded by four cutout, club shaped knops. These are ringed with cutout triangles. Can see stitching on reverse.
Üslup	Coptic

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Shoe

Author Unknown

Publication Date 300

Publication Place Egypt (made) Antinoe (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Death Footwear

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.161-1914

Record ID T.161-1914

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 300

Notes Partial. Openwork leather medallions cut from a pair of shoes, Egyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Acquired from the Egypt Exploration Fund. 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 Tanned leather. Leather Applique Tanning Openwork

Parçalar Shoe, Shoe

Fiziksel açıklama Leather decorations cut from shoe vamps. The medallions are cut from leather and sewn onto another leather layer. Sewn with running stitch. A cutout cross is central and surrounded by four cutout, club shaped knops. These are ringed with cutout triangles. Can see stitching on reverse.

Üslup Coptic