Pair of Shoes

6th-9th century (Late Antique)

26 cm 9 cm 9 cm

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The central motif of a cross suggests that this pair of leather shoes was made for a priest, although they could also have been worn by an upper-class man. Many poor people in this period went barefoot, including shoemakers, while those who could afford to wore sandals (govern...

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77402
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John P. Demoleas (Saint Peter's Foundation), New Brunswick, New Jersey, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1993, by purchase.
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CC0
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en
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1
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Terms

संस्कृति
Coptic
माध्यम
partially gilded leather
विधा
shoes (footwear)

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