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found at Newstead, Roxburghshire

Postcard of Shoe.
000-100-036-787-C
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Shoe

This leather shoe was found during excavations at the site of the Roman fort of Newstead in Roxburghshire. It is a type known as a calceus, and was worn between 100 and 120 AD.

The shoe has a pierced, openwork upper. Although it appears very elaborate, it was the typical soldier's footwear of the time.

The Roman calceus was made from three pieces of leather - an upper, a sole and an insole - nailed together with hobnails. The upper of the calceus was tied by thongs.


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Online ID: 000-100-036-787-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRA 77
Date: Between 100 and 120 AD
c. 100 - 120
Material: Leather; pierced reticulated upper
Dimensions: 9.00" L
What: Calceus / shoe
Subject:
Who: Newstead Collection
Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
Event:
Description: Leather calceus from Newstead, c. 100 - 120 A.D.
References:
  • Clarke, D.V., Breeze, D.J., and Mackay, Ghillean. The Romans in Scotland. An introduction to the collections of the National Museums of Antiquities of Scotland. Edinburgh: National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, 1980, p 37. 
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