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King Narmer (right) followed by his sandal-bearer. Detail from the Narmer Palette, Cairo Egyptian Museum. A sandal-bearer is a person who bears the sandals of his superior.The role existed in various cultures and epochs, being first documented in Egypt's Early Dynastic Period (c. 31st century BC).
The ancient Egyptians wore sandals made of palm leaves, papyrus, [4] and—at least in grave goods—gold. Egyptian statues and reliefs show sandals both on the feet and carried by sandal-bearers. According to Herodotus, papyrus footwear was part of the required dress of the Egyptian priests. [5] The sandals of Mesopotamia ("Biblical sandals ...
Pair of sandals, ca. 1580–1479 BC; Metropolitan Museum of Art. Coiled sewn sandals are an ancient Egyptian footwear constructed using a technique similar to that used in basket weaving with a technique whereby coils were sewn together with the same material used in construction of the coils.
The sandals were probably meant to enable him to walk out of the coffin because, according to ancient Egyptian funerary text The Book of the Dead, the deceased had to wear white sandals and be ...
The MacGregor Plaque is a tablet is made of carved ivory that measures 4.5 cm x 5.4 cm; it is about 0.2 cm thick. Images are engraved and fired into it. [2] The artefact was probably found in the mastaba tomb of the ancient Egyptian king Den (First Dynasty), and dated circa 2985 BCE. [1]
On the sandals, each shoe has eight bows laying horizontally in a vertical line with one another. Four of the bows are at the top of the sandal near the toe, while four are at the heel. Where the arch of the foot would be, there are two foreigners of Ancient Egypt depicted facing outward on each shoe.
Representation of Pharaoh Thutmose I and his wife. Copy of a fresco from Deir el-Bahari, 18th dynasty.. Throughout the history of Pharaonic Egypt, crowns, scepters, canes and other royal accessories such as scarves, sandals, loincloths and ceremonial beards played a dual role of protection and power.
Ancient Egyptian cosmetic set from c. 1550–1458 BC, featuring, from left to right, a kohl tube, a razor, a pair of tweezers, a whetstone, and a mirror 18th Dynasty sandals, circa 1390–1352 BCE Cosmetics