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Accession_Number E.65.8
Shape Pair of sandals
Shape_description
Material Leather
Fabric Egyptian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Leather sandals, with pointed toes. Criss-cross patterns of perforations on soles. Plaited leather cord from toe to sides (to enable wear). Curved lines on the underside indicate which sandle was left/right.
Inscriptions
Condition Condition is excellent except the leather is stiff and therefore delicate. Left: point is missing from toe, leather straps are broken and incomplete. Right: leather straps complete but broken on the left hand side.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period Roman (?)
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2002.98.0101.jpg
Top view of an Egyptian sandal.

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Top view of Egyptian sandals.

2002.98.0103.jpg
Top view of an Egyptian sandal.

2011.03.0027.jpg
Top view of Egyptian sandals.

2011.03.0028.jpg
Top view of Egyptian sandals.

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Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. L: H. 21; W. 5.9-7.0 R: H. 22.9; W. 6.2-7.3
Location Egypt
Edited_by Leigh; Kinsey
Date_edited 21.08.2002; 09.01.2006
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