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Material : Gold
Found in : The Valley of the Kings (1922)
Period : New Kingdom
Reign of : Tutankhamun
Dynasty: XVIII
Belonged_to: Tutankhamun
Archeologist : Henry Hare Carter
Ancient Egyptians were always walking barefoot while carrying their shoes in their hands . Only on special occasions they were used to wear their shoes and there was a prominent post known as the "bearer of the royal sandals" .
This gold Sandal was found in the feet of the mummy of Tutankhamun placed in the gold Sarcophagus . It is formed in the shape of the fibres of the plant and it is supposed that they were dedicated for funerary use only . There were many other sandals and foot ware in the Tomb of Tutankhamun and most of which were made of Papyrus , rushes , and leather .
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