MAKE A MEME View Large Image Byzantine - Pair of Shoes - Walters 73140, 73141.jpg 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 ...
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Keywords: Byzantine - Pair of Shoes - Walters 73140, 73141.jpg 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 century 6 9 Late Antique partially gilded leather Each H 3 9/16 x L 10 1/4 x W 3 9/16 in 9 x 26 x 9 cm accession number 73 140 73 141 77402 John P Demoleas Saint Peter's Foundation New Brunswick New Jersey by purchase Walters Art Museum 1993 by purchase Museum purchase 1993 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Textiles in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine art in Egypt Footwear of Byzantium Shoes in history
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