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
Tip missing length: 60mm, Tread width: 60mm, Waist width: 25mm, Seat width: 35mm, Sole thickness: 3mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.156-1914
Record ID
T.156-1914
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
300
Notes
Dark leather shoe fragments, Egyptian, ca. 30BC-AD300 (possibly). 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 appliqué.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tanned leather Leather Tanning
Fiziksel açıklama
Three dark, leather shoe fragments. One: sole for a Left shoe. Toe missing. Round heel. Skinny waist and seat. Medial tread missing. Seat cracked. Stitch holes evident at tread. Two: From a different shoe. Edge of a sole with some cord remaining. Dirty. Three: From a different shoe. Edge of a sole with some cord remaining. cracked.
Üslup
Coptic Egypt, Roman Period
