Lot Essay
For a related pair in the Petrie Museum, London, see no. 74 in Friedman, Beyond the Pharaohs, Egypt and the Copts in the 2nd to 7th Centuries A.D.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A PAIR OF COPTIC LEATHER SANDALS
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A PAIR OF COPTIC LEATHER SANDALS
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Each with a sole of two layers stitched together, the thong and straps threaded between the layers and knotted together, the upper surface of the sole ornamented with a pattern of punched dots, circles and lines
9¼ in. (23.4 cm.) long (2)
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Each with a sole of two layers stitched together, the thong and straps threaded between the layers and knotted together, the upper surface of the sole ornamented with a pattern of punched dots, circles and lines
9¼ in. (23.4 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Dr. Gunger Tezel, Switzerland, acquired prior to 1970.