E34 Leather Shoe Sole
Date12th-14th Century
Object NameShoe Sole
Mediumleather
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
DimensionsOverall (Length x Width): 228 × 90mm
AcquisitionTransferred from Historic Scotland.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS028482.11
About MeSite number: E34Site name: Gallowgate Middle School
Small find number: N/A
Context number: 104 (layer)
Trench number: 2
Feature number: CT (pit)
Phase number: 2
Sample number: N/A
Lab number: N/A
Catalogue number: 566 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past')
Illustration number: 21
Almost complete right sole, with a long seat, narrow waist and broad forepart which inclines to the left (viewed from above). The toe section is missing at the corner and the tip of the forepart is curled up and inwards. Two small notches are in the right-hand stitching channel. The waist is curved upwards to raise the left-side. A prominent hole is in the centre of the seat. close to the stitching channel. Small holes on the underside are in the shape of an oblong rectangle in the forepart section.
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