Leather Shoe with Gilded Decoration, 4th–7th century

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Leather Shoe with Gilded Decoration, 4th–7th century, From Egypt, Akhmim (former Panopolis), Leather; gilded, in. long ( cm long), Leather, Documentary and archaeological sources attest to the variety of footwear in Byzantine Egypt. Written evidence suggests that sandals were worn by government officials, slippers by monks and clergy, and boots by soldiers and laborers; the poorest members of society would have gone barefoot

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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