Egyptian Cartonnage Sandals, Late Period, C. 664-332 BCWith polychrome painted details, impractical

Egyptian Cartonnage Sandals, Late Period, C. 664-332 BCWith polychrome painted details, impractical

Egyptian Cartonnage Sandals, Late Period, C. 664-332 BC

With polychrome painted details, impractical for use in the real world, these were funerary offerings placed with the mummy inside the coffin and to be used by the deceased in the afterlife.

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