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title: Ancient Greek Sandal
author: Dana Murray
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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# Ancient Greek Sandal

_Authored by [Dana Murray](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/murrayd7/)_

## Image File

[![Ancient Greek Sandal](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5668.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5668.jpg)

## Image Caption

Similar to the [ancient Egyptians](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/162/the-ancient-egyptians/), the ancient Greeks favoured sandals. However, rather than using vegetable fibre, the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) preferred leather with cork or leather soles. Varying footwear styles reflected the differences of age, gender and social status among the ancient Greeks. This example, dating to the 6th century B.C.E., is a balsamaria (an ancient vessel for holding balsam) in the shape of a lower leg wearing an open-toed sandal. The sandal is composed of a thick sole and an upper of interwoven thongs which encase the ankle. From the Bata Shoe Museum collection in Toronto, Canada.

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## About the Author

PhD student with interest in the art, architecture, and religion of ancient Greece and the Near East.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Murray, D. (2016, September 12). Ancient Greek Sandal. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5668/ancient-greek-sandal/>
### Chicago
Murray, Dana. "Ancient Greek Sandal." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 12, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5668/ancient-greek-sandal/>.
### MLA
Murray, Dana. "Ancient Greek Sandal." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Sep 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5668/ancient-greek-sandal/>.

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