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

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)

One of a pair of woman's shoes in the slap soled style, white kid uppers originally embroidered in black silk across the foot front: probably Italian, 1660 - 1670

One of a pair of woman's shoes in the slap soled style, white kid uppers originally embroidered in black silk across the foot front: probably Italian, 1660 - 1670

Shoe buckle of either silvered tin or japanned iron: English, 18th century

Pair of trousers and shoes combined, of embroidered white calico, part of a Muslim woman's outfit: Afghanistan

One of a pair of child's shoes of embroidered silk in lavender, green and blue with applied swan? figures: China, Sichuan Province