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Title	Pair of shoes
Publication Date:	300
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Akhmim (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Death Footwear
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	863-1903
Record ID	863-1903
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	300
Notes	A pair of fragmented, plain, red, flat leather shoes. Egyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Made with the turned technique. Acquire by 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	Tanned and dyed leather Leather Tanning Dyeing
Parçalar	Shoe, Shoe
Fiziksel açıklama	A pair of fragmented, plain, red, flat leather shoes. Egyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Round toe and round heel. Turned technique. Sole: Straight. Upper: In two pieces. No decoration. Vamp ends over instep with a slight point (medium throat). Heel is reinforced internally with a semi-circular piece of leather sewn over backseam (whipstitch?). Thin strip of leather between quarters at backseam.
Üslup	Coptic

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Pair of shoes

Publication Date 300

Publication Place Egypt (made) Akhmim (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Death Footwear

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 863-1903

Record ID 863-1903

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 300

Notes A pair of fragmented, plain, red, flat leather shoes. Egyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Made with the turned technique. Acquire by 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 Tanned and dyed leather Leather Tanning Dyeing

Parçalar Shoe, Shoe

Fiziksel açıklama A pair of fragmented, plain, red, flat leather shoes. Egyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Round toe and round heel. Turned technique. Sole: Straight. Upper: In two pieces. No decoration. Vamp ends over instep with a slight point (medium throat). Heel is reinforced internally with a semi-circular piece of leather sewn over backseam (whipstitch?). Thin strip of leather between quarters at backseam.

Üslup Coptic