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E34 Leather Shoe Upper
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E34 Leather Shoe Upper

Date12th-15th Century
Object NameLeather Shoe Upper
Mediumleather
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
DimensionsOverall (Length x Width): 216 × 149mm
AcquisitionTransferred from Historic Scotland.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS028482.24
About MeSite number: E34
Site name: Gallowgate Middle School
Small find number: N/A
Context number: 107 (layer)
Trench number: 2
Feature number: CT
Phase number: 2
Sample number: N/A
Lab number: N/A
Catalogue number: 579 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past')
Illustration number: 3 or 40

Front of upper of childs ankle boot, comprising of vamp with throat, wing, quarters and most of leg. Tunnel-hole indicates presence of single wrap-around thong. Boot of one-piece design but missing second leg flap. Worn, especially at vamp wing