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  • Sandals, Gold sheet

Sandals

#3400

ca. 1479–1425 B.C.

Gold sheet

Description

These sandals were part of the funerary equipment belonging to one of three foreign wives of Thutmose III. They are made of thin gold sheet that would not have withstood normal wear; they were intended for funerary use only. The sandals are decorated with details intended to imitate the decoration on leather sandals.

3400. Jewelry of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III

Gallery 118

1155. Kids: Jewelry of Three Wives of Thutmose III, Part 2

Gallery 118

Additional Information

Dimensions
L. 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in); w. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in); w. at heel 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in)
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1922
Accession Number
26.8.146a, b

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