Roman Feet And Shoes

This book examines the significance of feet footwear and the artefacts that depicted them to people living in the northwestern provinces of the Roman Empire. It considers trends and symbolism in Roman hobnailing patterns and Roman ritual use of shoes as evidenced by data from burials and wells. It also investigates 1492 footshaped artefacts across 12 different categories including jugs with feet on their handles knife or razor handles footlamps sandal fibulae and carved footprints.