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

E34 Leather Shoe Sole

Date12th-14th Century
Object NameShoe Sole
Mediumleather
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
DimensionsOverall (Length x Width): 236 × 88mm
AcquisitionTransferred from Historic Scotland.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS028482.28
About MeSite number: E34
Site name: Gallowgate Middle School
Small find number: N/A
Context number: 84
Trench number: 2
Feature number: CT
Phase number: 2
Sample number: N/A
Lab number: N/A
Catalogue number: 569 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past')
Illustration number: 29

Complete right sole with long seat, slender waist and wide forepart that is inclined inwards with an oval toe. Edge-flesh stitching channel with 5mm stitch length. Worn with hole towards rear of seat and with several short cracks. Partially delaminated.
E34 Leather Shoe Sole
12th-14th Century