Ancient Egyptian leather disc from Antinoe Antinoopolis dated AD 400 – 600

Round disc of leather stitched to a slightly smaller disc of leather. Possibly a decorative element for a shoe.

Ancient Egyptian leather disc from Antinoe Antinoopolis dated AD 400 – 600

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1914.26.46.a
  • Material: leather
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Excavator: J. de M. Johnson
  • Dated: AD 400 - 600
  • Object name: leather disc
  • Dimensions: Length: 39mm , Width: 35mm , Depth: 3mm
  • Published references: Johnson J de M Antinoe and its Papyri 1914
  • Site: Antinoe
  • Latitude: 27.816667
  • Longitude: 30.883333