Shoe / calceus

Description

Roman shoe or calceus of leather, with elaborate hobnail pattern, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 80 - 180 AD

Museum reference

X.FRA 94

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Shoe / calceus

Date

80 - 180

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Leather, Iron

Physical description

Leather and iron; heart-shaped holes for the latchet; circular tab at back; nails set in pattern on sole

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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