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Image Not Available for E34 Leather Shoe Sole
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): 235 × 83mm
AcquisitionTransferred from Historic Scotland.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS028482.17
About MeSite number: E34
Site name: Gallowgate Middle School
Small find number: N/A
Context number: 84
Trench number: 2
Feature number:
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: 29

Almost complete left leather shoe sole, possibly type 3 or type 4 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past' p.242). Right side of forepart, including toe is missing as is right side of seat. The waist is almost separated from the rest of the sole.
E34 Leather Shoe Sole
12th-14th Century