Purple and gold calcei

Presenting a new entry at the top of my "cool roman shoes" list:


Though it is hard to tell from the picture, these are a pair of womens calcei (shoe boots) from around 2nd-3rd century AD found at archaelogical excavation at Southfleet (Springhead), Kent. Bless that lovely british mud and its preserving properties.They are currently in the British Museum.

The cool factor that sets these apart from other calcei finds is that the museum description says "Originally purple with a pale lining visible through the openwork and gilded metal thread embellishing the pattern"

Purple and gold holey shoes! I am definitely making a set of these.