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E34 Leather Shoe Sole
Image Not Available for E34 Leather Shoe Sole

E34 Leather Shoe Sole

Date12th-15th Century
Object NameShoe Sole
Mediumleather
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
DimensionsOverall (Length x Width): 260 × 90mm
Overall (Length x Width, Forepart): 95 × 85mm
AcquisitionTransferred from Historic Scotland.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS028482.8
About MeSite number: E34
Site name: Gallowgate Middle School
Small find number: N/A
Context number: 111 (layer)
Trench number: 2
Feature number: DA (pit)
Phase number: 2
Sample number: N/A
Lab number: N/A
Catalogue number: N/A ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past')
Illustration number: 14

A leather shoe sole, resembling a type 5 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past' p.242). The forepart is parted from the rest of the sole and is worn at the connecting edge, as is its opposite edge on the other part of the sole revealing missing sections. The seat is almost parted but is just connected and a section is missing.
E34 Leather Shoe Sole
12th-14th Century