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Title	Pair of shoes
Author	Unknown
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	849-1903
Record ID	849-1903
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	300
Notes	A pair of dark leather shoes, Egyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Decorated with an openwork medallion. Made using the turned technique with rand. Acquired from D.B.Myers Esq. 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 with openwork and applique. Leather Tanning Applique Openwork
Parçalar	Shoe, Shoe
Fiziksel açıklama	A pair of flat shoes of dark leather. Eqyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Turned technique with rand. Round toe and round heel. Sole: Straight. Upper: One piece. Vamp decorated with 55mm diameter medallion of openwork. Central cross (equal arm lengths) with arms ending in spade shapes. Medallion stitched on with cross-stitch. Layer of different leather exposed beneath and may have been white. Medallion is circled by two rows of threaded openwork, revealing white leather strip on inner circle and maroon leather strip on outer circle. Medium throat that comes to appoint over instep. There is an extra piece of semi-circled leather above rand at backseam, 10mm high.

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Pair of shoes

Author Unknown

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 849-1903

Record ID 849-1903

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 300

Notes A pair of dark leather shoes, Egyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Decorated with an openwork medallion. Made using the turned technique with rand. Acquired from D.B.Myers Esq. 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 with openwork and applique. Leather Tanning Applique Openwork

Parçalar Shoe, Shoe

Fiziksel açıklama A pair of flat shoes of dark leather. Eqyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Turned technique with rand. Round toe and round heel. Sole: Straight. Upper: One piece. Vamp decorated with 55mm diameter medallion of openwork. Central cross (equal arm lengths) with arms ending in spade shapes. Medallion stitched on with cross-stitch. Layer of different leather exposed beneath and may have been white. Medallion is circled by two rows of threaded openwork, revealing white leather strip on inner circle and maroon leather strip on outer circle. Medium throat that comes to appoint over instep. There is an extra piece of semi-circled leather above rand at backseam, 10mm high.