Hellenistic Silver Sandal Pendant. 3rd-1st century BC. A sheet-silver pendant formed as a pair of sandals, hatched decoration to the borders of the main straps, suspension loop between the heels.See Veldmeijer, A.J., Footwear in Ancient Egypt: the Medelhavsmuseet collection, Världskulturmuseerna Stockholm, 2014, figs.15ff.11.4 grams, 48mm (2"). From a private family collection formed in London from the mid 1980s-early 1990s.The style of these sandals is Egyptian; they can be compared to a model (1479-1425 BC) found in the grave of the three foreign wives of Thutmose III, in gold sheet (MET accession number 26.8.147a"). Modest examples can be seen in the leather sandals from the village of Deir-El-Medina ( 2435-2305 BC), now in the Egyptian Museum of Torino. This Egyptian pattern lasted centuries and was again in fashion during the Ptolemaic and Roman period. A video of this lot is available to view at TimeLine Auctions website.