Greek footwear

[hoplite14gr]

Well done Kurt.
Here a reconstruction of Athenian horsemen high boots from the American journal of archeology.

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Here is my new sandal.I used the sole of a touristic sandal I bought here in Greece.Actually it's not complete in these photos...I haven't glued the leather to the sole and the yellow tape is still visible under my toe.It will keep its shape better when finished,I think.Oh!And I'm still one sandaled!Perhaps I should change my user name to Iason
Kallimachos,your's are real shoes!Congratulations! [/img]

[hoplite14gr]

Nicely done Giannis
Happy new year

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Happy new year Stefane and everybody!!!It's really hard to find a clear depiction of a sandal...an option was that of Achilles in the vese with the woonded Patroclos,but found it too light...To be honest,I trusted Connolly and other painters(though I suspect most of them use Connolly as a base) a lot,however I did found a vase with such sandals.this one and one or two others that have some common points

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Ugh :x I've no idea why,but it seems I cannot post this attachment!

[Arthes]

I found these French sandals today... look at the name...!Spartiates :roll:

[Anonymous]

Looking at the metallic fittings and the chrome-tanned leather, I don't think they'll get past the Authenticity Officer, Cristi.

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Ok,here is a link for the photo of the sandals I have.If anyone has anything similar,please inform me...Something similar is shown in a vase with Odyseus sucsrafising In Hades,but it's not clear...

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o118 ... tamnos.jpg

[Anonymous]

Got my shoes by now.
The Original from the statue and my new ones.

They look very good, Kurt. Who made them for you?

[Kallimachos]

Thanks Paul, Hans Binsfeld made them for me.
http://www.binsfeld-replikate.de/info.htm
Got the tip from a friend, Hans made them from my pattern. I am very happy with them.

[hoplite14gr]

Archeology Museum Athens
It was though to be barefoot....
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178 ... foot-1.jpg

But phasmatoscopic analysis and reconstruction shows it had sandals
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178 ... andals.jpg

Kind regards

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Plato in his "Politeia" I think it is in book B sais that people would work barefeet in summer but they would need shoemakers in winter to protect their feet not from anything else but cold.He also mentions in the same paragraph that they would work nude in summer but they would need clothe makers for the winter.So here is literal evidence that once more it's not just artistic license that vases and sculptures show barefeet and nude men.
Giannis

[Tarbicus]

Archeology Museum Athens
It was though to be barefoot....
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178 ... foot-1.jpg

First link doesn't work, Stefanos.

[hoplite14gr]

Here it is:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178 ... refoot.jpg
Sorry for the inconvenience :oops:


@ Yiannis.
As I have posted before batrefoot at home, at walls, at paved roads or at your ploughed field is different thangoing barefoot everywhere, especially on campaign.

Kind regards

[hoplite14gr]

Hope this is useful.
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigi ... =&pos=243#
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigi ... =&pos=245#
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigi ... m=&pos=246
Kind regards