Pair of Sandals, 4th–7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Palm leaf with the inner sole made of strips, the lower sole in basket weave, and the straps plaited, Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 5 3/8in. (4.2 x 5.3 x 13.6cm), Miscellaneous, This well-made pair of palm-leaf sandals for an infant is similar in style (with a thong emerging between the big and second toes and an ankle strap) to forty-one single sandals and two pairs found at Kellis (modern Ismant al-Kharab) in Dakhla Oasis
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Pair, Sandals, 4th–7th century, Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Palm leaf, inner sole, strips, lower, basket weave, straps plaited, Overall, 1 5/8 x 2 1/16 5 3/8in, 4.2 5.3 13.6cm, Miscellaneous, well, pair, palm-leaf sandals, infant, style, thong emerging, big, second toes, ankle strap, forty, single, two pairs, Kellis, modern Ismant, al-Kharab, Dakhla
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