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

E34 Leather Shoe Sole

Datelate 12th-13th Century
Object NameShoe Sole
Mediumleather
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
DimensionsOverall (Length x Width): 262 × 93mm
AcquisitionTransferred from Historic Scotland.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS028482.35
About MeSite number: E34
Site name: Gallowgate Middle School
Small find number: N/A
Context number: 107
Trench number: 2
Feature number: CT
Phase number: 2
Sample number: N/A
Lab number: N/A
Catalogue number: 549 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past')

Complete left sole, very straight, only slight narrowing for waist, broad rounded toe. Slightly worn with small crack at rear of seat. Tunnel stitch holes on grain side indicate that both seat and forepart have been repaired with clump soles, probably twice.