Archaeology — Roman
Leather, shoe, shoe sole
Leather shoe sole with hobnails, heel partly missing, hobnails corroded. A patch of leather at the front of the sole may be a repair. The scalloped edge at the front of the shoe reflects the outline of toes.
Evidence for shoemaking is common in Roman London. As processing leather was incredibly smelly, workshops were in the industrial area away from the centre. Shoemaking and repairing took place in workshops that fronted the main streets.
- Category:
- Archaeology
- Object ID:
- LOW88[702]<1025>
- Object name:
- leather, shoe, shoe sole
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- Roman
- Material:
leather, iron
- Measurements/duration:
- L 247 mm, W 90 mm, T 12 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Archaeological archive
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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