I wonder what his bathrobe looked like? Sandals of Tutankhamun, ca.1332-1323 BC.
And did King Tut like his breakfast croissant buttered, or with jam?
The 3,300-year-old ceremonial leather sandals of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered in his Valley of the Kings tomb (KV62), feature painted and gilded depictions of foreign captives and the Nine Bows on the inner soles, allowing the king to symbolically trample Egypt's enemies with every step.
Symbolic Design: Captive figures representing traditional northern and southern neighbors of Egypt are painted where the feet rest. The Nine Bows: The traditional motif symbolizing the unified foes of Egypt appears on the toe and heel areas. Materials: Expertly crafted from leather, wood, gold leaf, and fine detailing.
https://www.ancient-egypt.co.uk/fitzwilliam/pages/fitzwilliam_sep2006_%20039.htm
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Something about the implied foot proportions just feels off on these
Kinda reminds me of modern TEVA sandals for men-- for whatever reason, there's this useless extra margin around my walking-sandal, which might be as much as ".5 extra all around. It winds up making my shoe footprint that much larger than my actual foot, which sorta makes me feel like I'm wearing boats for shoes, at times.
It's also caused me to trip on things and almost fall down, a couple times. Because of that useless extra margin.
Funnily enough, I was in a bit of a bind at one point, needed to buy whatever a local store happened to have, and wound up going with a pair of KEEN womens' shoe-sandals. Those things are awesome IMO. They conform exactingly to my foot, and I actually feel more athletic and foot-safe, just wearing them.
Based on what I'm seeing of these golden slippers (particularly the strap), kid Tut's actual feet might have been almost half the size of the actual shoe, lol.
When I was a kid my family and I would take trips to the rockies every summer and hike around for a couple of weeks and we all chose the close-toed keens to wear, they are great and I'd love a pair now