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Pairs of leather shoes with cross designs

Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens, Greece

"Three pairs of leather shoes with gold-leaf decorations" and are dated to the 5th-8th century.

Pair of early Byzantine leather shoes with gold-leaf decoration

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Cross-patterned, gold-leaf-decorated leather shoes


Cross-patterned, gold-leaf-decorated leather shoes

Material: Leather, gold leaf Date range: 5th-8th century AD Origin: Unknown (Byzantine/Early...

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