Circa 400-700 AD A bread stamp seal in the form of a silhouette of a shoe, with a Greek inscription. For similar see: Christie's, December 5, 2012, lot 98. Shoe-shaped: D. Friedenberg, "The Evolution and Uses of Jewish Byzantine Stamp Seals" in The Journal of the Walters Art Gallery, vol. 52/53, 1994/1995. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Size: L:89mm / W:32mm; 119g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly acquired in Europe from 1990s collection.