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Title	Shoe
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	300
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Antinoe (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Death Footwear
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 235mm, Tread width: 75mm, Waist width: 60mm, Seat width: 60mm, Heel height: 50mm, Heel thickness: 3mm, Sole thickness: 4mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.160-1914
Record ID	T.160-1914
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	300
Notes	A leather shoe, Egyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Decorated with an openwork, leather medallion. Acquired from the Egypt Exploration Fund. 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 applique and openwork. Leather Tanning Applique Openwork
Fiziksel açıklama	A flat shoe of dark leather. Round toe and round heel. Turned technique. Sole: Straight. No insole (?) Leather cracked. Some indentations at tread and seat. Inside at tread has scratched lines and dirt. Sole is coming away from upper at tread. Upper: Circle medallion applied to vamp. Design has been cutout from leather (same colour) and sewn onto another layer. The full medallion is sewn onto vamp with a cross stitch all the way around. A ring of 18 stitched crosses circles the medallion. The ânorthâ point has a stitched sunburst between the crosses and this is repeated either side ie: âeast and âwestâ. Not repeated âsouthâ. The medallion has a central cutout cross surrounded by four circular cutout knops. The quartersâ top are turned over and sewn with two rows of running stitch.
Üslup	Coptic

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Shoe

Author Unknown

Publication Date 300

Publication Place Egypt (made) Antinoe (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Death Footwear

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 235mm, Tread width: 75mm, Waist width: 60mm, Seat width: 60mm, Heel height: 50mm, Heel thickness: 3mm, Sole thickness: 4mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.160-1914

Record ID T.160-1914

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 300

Notes A leather shoe, Egyptian, ca. AD300-700 (probably). Decorated with an openwork, leather medallion. Acquired from the Egypt Exploration Fund. 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 applique and openwork. Leather Tanning Applique Openwork

Fiziksel açıklama A flat shoe of dark leather. Round toe and round heel. Turned technique. Sole: Straight. No insole (?) Leather cracked. Some indentations at tread and seat. Inside at tread has scratched lines and dirt. Sole is coming away from upper at tread. Upper: Circle medallion applied to vamp. Design has been cutout from leather (same colour) and sewn onto another layer. The full medallion is sewn onto vamp with a cross stitch all the way around. A ring of 18 stitched crosses circles the medallion. The ânorthâ point has a stitched sunburst between the crosses and this is repeated either side ie: âeast and âwestâ. Not repeated âsouthâ. The medallion has a central cutout cross surrounded by four circular cutout knops. The quartersâ top are turned over and sewn with two rows of running stitch.

Üslup Coptic