Tutankhamun's footwear - Andre J. Veldmeijer

The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 is
one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of all
time. It took Carter and his team 10 years to clear the contents
of the tomb and among the objects found was a large collection of
shoes and sandals. The footwear is analysed here in detail for
the first time since the discovery using Carter's records and
Harry Burton's excellent photographs along with the author's
analyses of the objects, all of which are housed in the Egyptian
Museum, Cairo and the Luxor Museum.Several specialists contributed to the volume discussing the
different materials (gold, vegetable fibre, birch bark, glass and
faience, leather, gemstones) that were used in the footwear.
Tutankhamun's footwear is compared with other finds in order to
be able to put it in a broader context. The footwear from the
tomb of Yuya and Tjuiu, the King's great-grandparents, are,
therefore, analysed as well. In addition to the analysis,
footwear in texts and two- and three-dimensional art is
considered.