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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): 165 × 88mm
Overall (Length x Width): 75 × 72mm
AcquisitionTransferred from Historic Scotland.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS028482.32
About MeSite number: E34
Site name: Gallowgate Middle School
Small find number: N/A
Context number: 85
Trench number: 2
Feature number: CT
Phase number: 2
Sample number: N/A
Lab number: N/A
Catalogue number: 575 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past')
Illustration number: 34

Two joining fragments of right sole, originally one complete sole and comprising of seat, waist and forepart. waist very slender, forepart bulges at outer edge, inclined markedly inwards sewn across thread. Edge-flesh stitching channel 5mm, 6-9mm across thread. Tread seam is probably a repair measure.
E34 Leather Shoe Sole
12th-14th Century