Author
Unknown
Publication Date
700
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (made) -
Subject
Death Africa Archaeology Footwear
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
854-1903
Record ID
854-1903
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
700
Notes
A pair of child's leather ankle shoes, Egyptian ca. AD700-1000 (possibly). Made with the welted technique. 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 appliqué.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tanned, dyed leather. Leather Tanning Dyeing
Parçalar
Shoe, Shoe
Fiziksel açıklama
A pair of child's leather ankle shoes, Egyptian ca. AD700-1000 (probably). Flat, faded red leather. Semi-pointed toe and round heel. Welted (?) construction. Sole: Stitching cord shows around the treadsole perimeter and the topside perimeter where sole attaches to upper. Insoles worn. Upper: One piece. Quarters top turned over (3mm wide) and hemmed with whipstitch. Backseam also whip stitch. Slit from instep to mid-vamp, then held over instep with a tie â now missing. Quarters come up to the ankle.
Üslup
Coptic
