E34 Leather Shoe Upper
Date12th-13th Century
Object NameShoe Upper
Mediumleather
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
DimensionsOverall (Large fragment Length x Width): 186 × 84mm
Overall (Medium fragment Length x Width): 72 × 33mm
Overall (Small fragment Length x Width): 30 × 17mm
Overall (Medium fragment Length x Width): 72 × 33mm
Overall (Small fragment Length x Width): 30 × 17mm
AcquisitionTransferred from Historic Scotland.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS028482.4
About MeSite number: E34Site name: Gallowgate Middle School
Small find number: 19
Context number: 84
Trench number: 2
Feature number: CT
Phase number: 2
Catalogue number: 580 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past')
Fragment of shoe upper with part of vamp and part of quarters and leg. Vertical edge of leg oversewn. Also faint traces of stitching on top edge of quarters. Probably one-piece design upper. Two pairs of thong holes, forming tunnels and one single hole, suggesting use of wrap-around thong.
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late 12th-13th Century
12th-15th Century
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12th-14th Century
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12th-15th Century
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12th-14th Century
12th-14th Century
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12th-14th Century
