Fragments of a light pair of leather shoes, from Barrock, Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Celtic open work shoe found buried at Callander, Perthshire

One leather shoe or slipper for the left foot, slightly pointed toe, hand cut design and pinking details, supposed to be one of five shoes: British, possibly late medieval

One of five old leather shoes

Fragments? of one of five old leather shoes

Pair of women's shoes in light blue (faded) silk woven in silver with a bizarre design, arched and curved heel, two straps closing over throat of shoe, leather interior and sole, tapered toe: British, shoe circa 1760s, silk 1700-1730

Tobacconist's shop sign in the form of the figure of a Moor in colourful costume smoking a long clay pipe, inscribed 'J. Steell, Edinr. 1835'

Roman shoe or calceus of leather, with oval latchet holes, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), 90 - 110 AD

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

Shoe of leather, with thistle-shaped tab at back, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Leather shoe with pierced ornament of lines radiating from the latchet holes, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Small child's shoe with pierced reticulated upper, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Ox scapula with smoothed edges, used as a shovel or scoop, from Skara Brae

Ox scapula with smoothed edges, used as a shovel or scoop, from Skara Brae

Shovel made from an ox scapula with smoothed edges, from Skara Brae, Orkney

Fragment of an ox scapula with smoothed edges, used as a shovel or scoop, from Skara Brae