Leather Shoe with Gilded Medallions, 2nd–9th century, From Egypt, Akhmim (former Panopolis), Leather; gilded, 9 3/4 in. long (24.7 cm long), Leather, Many types of footwear existed in the Byzantine world. Boots were worn by soldiers and laborers, slippers by monks and clergy, and sandals by government officials; the poor would have gone barefoot.
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Leather Shoe, Gilded Medallions, 2nd–9th century, Egypt, Akhmim, former Panopolis, Leather, gilded, 9 3/4, long, 24.7 cm long, types, footwear existed, Byzantine world, Boots, worn, soldiers, laborers, slippers, monks, clergy, sandals, government officials, poor, gone barefoot
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