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Sandal

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	Tread width: 55mm, Waist width: 35mm, Sole thickness: 6mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	870-1903
Record ID	870-1903
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	300
Notes	A partial brown leather sandal, Egyptian, Roman era, ca. 30BC-AD300 (probably). Elaborately incised sole. 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	Tanned leather sandal with punchwork and incising. Leather Tanning Incising Punchwork
Fiziksel açıklama	Half a brown, flat leather sandal, some of the foot strap and two cords of leather â one plaited and one cylindrical. Swayed left. Pointed toe (toe tip missing). Heel and half waist missing. Treadsole: Nail holes round perimeter and down centre remain. One nail remains. Scratched surface. One modern label â mostly gone. Two deep cracks at centre. Midsole: Leather. Insole: Leather. Dirty. Richly decorated with incised lines. Three lines follow sole around perimeter with geometric designs in centre. Large crack across thread so hard to see pattern. Knot for toe strap remains and does not protrude through treadsole. Strap: Main front strap remains. Four centre spirals of leather attached to a thick plaited leather cord. Above each spiral smaller cords of plaited leather branch out and would have been attached to the sole. Where one thinner cord end another cord is plaited in. At top of fourth spiral are two âantennaeâ of short crunched (?) leather that end in small circular spirals of leather with a thin cord of leather (unplaited) leading outwards from each spiral.
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 Tread width: 55mm, Waist width: 35mm, Sole thickness: 6mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 870-1903

Record ID 870-1903

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 300

Notes A partial brown leather sandal, Egyptian, Roman era, ca. 30BC-AD300 (probably). Elaborately incised sole. 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 Tanned leather sandal with punchwork and incising. Leather Tanning Incising Punchwork

Fiziksel açıklama Half a brown, flat leather sandal, some of the foot strap and two cords of leather â one plaited and one cylindrical. Swayed left. Pointed toe (toe tip missing). Heel and half waist missing. Treadsole: Nail holes round perimeter and down centre remain. One nail remains. Scratched surface. One modern label â mostly gone. Two deep cracks at centre. Midsole: Leather. Insole: Leather. Dirty. Richly decorated with incised lines. Three lines follow sole around perimeter with geometric designs in centre. Large crack across thread so hard to see pattern. Knot for toe strap remains and does not protrude through treadsole. Strap: Main front strap remains. Four centre spirals of leather attached to a thick plaited leather cord. Above each spiral smaller cords of plaited leather branch out and would have been attached to the sole. Where one thinner cord end another cord is plaited in. At top of fourth spiral are two âantennaeâ of short crunched (?) leather that end in small circular spirals of leather with a thin cord of leather (unplaited) leading outwards from each spiral.

Üslup Coptic Egypt, Roman Period