Archaeology — Roman
Leather, shoe, sandal sole
A leather shoe sole, sandal type.
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:
- NFW74[166]<183>
- Object name:
- leather, shoe, sandal sole
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- Roman
- Material:
leather
- Measurements/duration:
- L 135 mm, W 68 mm (overall)
- 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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