ROMANO-EGYPTIAN LEATHER SHOE

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A leather shoe with an elongated closed toe and low sides enclosing the foot. The upper is assembled from overlapping sections of leather, with a broad opening around the instep and heel and a narrow sole following the outline of the shoe. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Inv. 1973.2.120. Size: 220mm x 90mm; Weight: 55g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; Ex. Archea Ancient Art, BAAF Fair Basel Nov. 2011. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:£1,000

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