Coptic Gilded Leather Shoes of a Child

Culture: Egyptian

Period: 4th-6th century A.D.

Material: Leather, Gold

Dimensions: Shoes 13.5 cm and 14 cm long respectively; 22,5 cm x 17,5 cm (dimensions of the frame)

Price: Sold

Ref: 1351

Provenance: From an old Belgian private collection, acquired in the 1970s.

Condition: Unrestored, a shoe ripped open at the back, otherwise both very well preserved.

Description: Finely crafted leather shoes of a child with gold ornaments on them. At the edge, a thin leather strap with gold squares between two thin gold lines pulled around. At the front of the shoe tip is a multi openwork square of gold leaf with a golden loop in the middle. Framed and mounted on a thick cardboard.