Some experts have interpreted this type of object as a cult-related item that would have been placed in a temple, but the archaeologist at Tell Ḥālūlā believes that, given the object's size and the context in which it was found, it probably was a template for making shoes. It is an eloquent reminder of the applications of leather obtained by tanning animal skins.
Provenance: Tell Ḥālūlā, Syria.
Era: Neolithic (circa 5500 BC).
Material: limestone.
Dimensions: 15 x 6 x 9.2 cm.
A collection of the National Museum of Damascus.
Photo: Jacques Lessard.
Michel Fortin, Syria, Land of Civilization. Les Éditions de l'Homme, Musée de la Civilisation de Québec 1999.
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