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Lot 197

A pair of Egyptian plaited palm leaf sandals

28 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A pair of Egyptian plaited palm leaf sandals
Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period, circa 2nd Century B.C.-4th Century A.D.
With a rounded toe, remnants of thongs extending from the back of the shoe, the lining and exterior of the sandal woven with a herringbone pattern, the underside made with a coarser fibre, 24.5cm long each max.

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Provenance:
By repute, bought in 1923 from L. Clements; and thence by descent.
Private collection, UK.
Anonymous sale; Timeline Auctions Ltd., London, 21 November 2017, lot 85.
Private collection, UK, acquired from the above sale.

For a similar sandal, see A.J. Veldmeijer, 'Studies of ancient Egyptian footwear. Technological aspects. Part XII. Fibre shoes' in British Museum: Studies in Ancient Egypt and Sudan, vol. 14, 2009, p. 126, fig. 6[b].

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