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Source Description
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 (government officials); slippers (monks and clergy); or boots (soldiers and laborers).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
77402
label
Pair of Shoes
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.95 (73.140, 73.141)
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
77402
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.95 (73.140, 73.141)
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pair of Shoes
description
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 (government officials); slippers (monks and clergy); or boots (soldiers and laborers).
provenance
John P. Demoleas (Saint Peter's Foundation), New Brunswick, New Jersey, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1993, by purchase.
date
6th-9th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.95 (73.140, 73.141)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
shoes (footwear)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9
height
26
depth
9
dimensionsRaw
Each H: 3 9/16 x L: 10 1/4 x W: 3 9/16 in. (9 x 26 x 9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Coptic
med
partially gilded leather
creator_ids
6640
collection_ids
TAF
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
30a74af0e8e739a8