The sandals worn were of two kinds.
The simplest sort had a very thin sole and a small cap for the heel, made apparently of a number of strips of leather sewn together.

It was held in place by a loop over the great-toe, attached to the fore part of the sole, and by a string which was laced backwards and forwards across the instep, and then tied in a bow.

[PLATE CXIII., Fig.

4.] The other kind of sandal had a very different sort of sole; it was of considerable thickness, especially at the heel, from which it gradually tapered to the toe.

Attached to this was an upper leather which protected the heel and the whole of the side of the foot, but left the toes and the instep exposed.