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

Round disc of leather stitched to a slightly smaller disc of leather which has been cut into a design to form an applique piece. Design is of a stylised flower or cross type. Possibly a decorative element for a shoe.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1914.26.46.b
  • Material: leather
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Excavator: J. de M. Johnson
  • Dated: AD 400 - 600
  • Object name: leather fragment
  • Dimensions: Depth: 4mm , Length: 49mm , Width: 46mm
  • Published references: Johnson J de M Antinoe and its Papyri 1914
  • Site: Antinoe
  • Latitude: 27.816667
  • Longitude: 30.883333