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Hi everyone,
I'm convinced I've seen pictures of bathing sandals somewhere, if not the finds themselves it I can't think where! Anyone have any pictures or links? Anyone know where originals might be on show?
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Plenty of bath-house entrance mosaics show sandals, oil flask and strigil.
Like this one from Libya :-
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...opped).jpg
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There were some wooden soled sandals found at Vindolanda that they think were for use in the baths. Is that the find you are thinking of?
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Vindolanda makes sense, I was lucky enough to dig there a couple of years ago. Am going back this year, will have to keep a look out!
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Wooden sandals of "Roman" provenance have been found in many places across Europe and in many shapes. Even though they are mostly attributed to baths, I think at least some of them were also used outside.
I'll post a few sources and pics later this week.
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There's a chapter on them in Paola Pugsley's BAR (International series)
S1118, 2003
Roman Domestic Wood
Analysis of the morphology, manufacture and use of selected categories
of domestic wooden artefacts with particular reference to the material from Roman Britain
ISBN 1 84171 327 9.
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Thank you Martin! I can rough cut some soles this weekend!