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Title	Shoe
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	300
Publication Place	Egypt (Made) Akhmim (Made) -
Subject	Archaeology Death Africa Footwear
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 265mm, Tread width: 90mm, Waist width: 65mm, Seat width: 70mm, Heel height: 80mm, Heel thickness: 3mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	446-1887
Record ID	446-1887
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	300
Notes	An incomplete flat, leather shoe. Egyptian c.AD300-700 (probably). Made using the turned technique, with rand. Elaborately decorated with gold leaf and floral openwork. This shoe was 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 gilded openwork and dye. Leather Gold Leaf Tanning Gilding Dyeing Openwork
Fiziksel açıklama	An incomplete flat, leather shoe. Egyptian ca. AD 300-700 (probably). Fair condition. Semi-pointed toe and round heel. Turned technique with rand (2mm). Sole: Straight but wear suggests Left. Red leather. Small hole at seat, creased at tread and waist. No insole. Upper: Lateral vamp wing missing. Border of red leather round vamp perimeter above sole (14mm wide). Series of punched holes in the border, probably once expose gold beneath. Within the red band the vamp and each quarter are elaborately decorated with cutout, red leather floral patterns stitched on a separate layer of gilded leather. A bird in the tree motif is used. The bird looks over its shoulder and has a long curved beak. Quarters come high round the ankle and cut down diagonally to the vamp. Vamp end at instep with high throat. Possible knop but now missing. Topband of red leather (10mm wide) with running stitch and continues round to vamp's instep edge. Backseam is damaged.
Üslup	Coptic

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Shoe

Author Unknown

Publication Date 300

Publication Place Egypt (Made) Akhmim (Made) -

Subject Archaeology Death Africa Footwear

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 265mm, Tread width: 90mm, Waist width: 65mm, Seat width: 70mm, Heel height: 80mm, Heel thickness: 3mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 446-1887

Record ID 446-1887

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 300

Notes An incomplete flat, leather shoe. Egyptian c.AD300-700 (probably). Made using the turned technique, with rand. Elaborately decorated with gold leaf and floral openwork. This shoe was 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 gilded openwork and dye. Leather Gold Leaf Tanning Gilding Dyeing Openwork

Fiziksel açıklama An incomplete flat, leather shoe. Egyptian ca. AD 300-700 (probably). Fair condition. Semi-pointed toe and round heel. Turned technique with rand (2mm). Sole: Straight but wear suggests Left. Red leather. Small hole at seat, creased at tread and waist. No insole. Upper: Lateral vamp wing missing. Border of red leather round vamp perimeter above sole (14mm wide). Series of punched holes in the border, probably once expose gold beneath. Within the red band the vamp and each quarter are elaborately decorated with cutout, red leather floral patterns stitched on a separate layer of gilded leather. A bird in the tree motif is used. The bird looks over its shoulder and has a long curved beak. Quarters come high round the ankle and cut down diagonally to the vamp. Vamp end at instep with high throat. Possible knop but now missing. Topband of red leather (10mm wide) with running stitch and continues round to vamp's instep edge. Backseam is damaged.

Üslup Coptic