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Pair of slippers

Title	Pair of slippers
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	200
Publication Place	Egypt (Made) Akhmim (Made) -
Subject	Archaeology Death Footwear Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	3-1888
Record ID	3-1888
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	200
Notes	A pair of flat, dark, leather slippers. Egyptian ca. AD200-500 (possibly). Made using the turned technique. Decorated with gold leaf, openwork and incising. This pair were acquired from H. Wallis Esq. Coptic footwear was generally made of leather, primarily 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©.
İlişki	Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tanned leather decorated with gilding, applique, openwork and incising. Leather Gold Leaf Papyrus Tanning Gilding Applique Openwork Incising
Parçalar	Slippers, Slipper
Fiziksel açıklama	An incomplete pair of flat, dark, leather slippers. ca. AD200-500, Egyptian (possibly). Semi-pointed toe and round heel. Turned technique. Treadsole: Straight. Sole stitiching is shaped like a V leading to an oval leading to a small teardrop. Turned at tread while perimeter of waist to seat edged with separate strip of leather (13mm wide). It follows up round edge of vamp edge a short way. Stitched with running stitch. Midsole: Layers of papyrus. Insole: Dark leather. Upper: From toe to mid-vamp are horizontal incised lines then V shaped incised lines; then a V line of gilded, applied leather (stitched through central line); then two V lines of square, openwork threaded with gilded leather; One thicker V line (10mm wide) of gold leaf with cutout triangles; Two lines of V square, openwork threaded with gilded leather; final thicker (5mm wide) V line of gilded leather. Edged end with thicker leather strip from sole. Vamp ends over instep with a high throat and may have had a circular knop at the point.
Üslup	Coptic

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Pair of slippers

Author Unknown

Publication Date 200

Publication Place Egypt (Made) Akhmim (Made) -

Subject Archaeology Death Footwear Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 3-1888

Record ID 3-1888

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 200

Notes A pair of flat, dark, leather slippers. Egyptian ca. AD200-500 (possibly). Made using the turned technique. Decorated with gold leaf, openwork and incising. This pair were acquired from H. Wallis Esq. Coptic footwear was generally made of leather, primarily 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©.

İlişki Henry Wallis

Malzemeler ve teknikler Tanned leather decorated with gilding, applique, openwork and incising. Leather Gold Leaf Papyrus Tanning Gilding Applique Openwork Incising

Parçalar Slippers, Slipper

Fiziksel açıklama An incomplete pair of flat, dark, leather slippers. ca. AD200-500, Egyptian (possibly). Semi-pointed toe and round heel. Turned technique. Treadsole: Straight. Sole stitiching is shaped like a V leading to an oval leading to a small teardrop. Turned at tread while perimeter of waist to seat edged with separate strip of leather (13mm wide). It follows up round edge of vamp edge a short way. Stitched with running stitch. Midsole: Layers of papyrus. Insole: Dark leather. Upper: From toe to mid-vamp are horizontal incised lines then V shaped incised lines; then a V line of gilded, applied leather (stitched through central line); then two V lines of square, openwork threaded with gilded leather; One thicker V line (10mm wide) of gold leaf with cutout triangles; Two lines of V square, openwork threaded with gilded leather; final thicker (5mm wide) V line of gilded leather. Edged end with thicker leather strip from sole. Vamp ends over instep with a high throat and may have had a circular knop at the point.

Üslup Coptic