Mainz revisited - low caliga no.16

[Martin Moser]

Hi all,

it's been a while but I am finally getting back to (Roman) shoe making. I recently finished a variation of the common caliga I had already meant to do for a long time now (planning is so much easier than doing, isn't it?) - a low caliga found at Mainz, most probably dating from the early 1st cent. AD. Interestingly only one of the three shoe that were found was nailed, which immediately leads us to the (unanswered) question whether this type was worn by soldiers.

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For a few more pictures please see http://sutor.jimdo.com/shoes/roman-shoes...iga-mainz/

Cheers,
Martin