Sandal-bearer
Sign in to savethumb|180px|King Narmer (right) followed by his sandal-bearer. Detail from the Narmer Palette, [[Cairo Egyptian Museum.]]
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- In Antiquity
- In Medieval times
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thumb|180px|King Narmer (right) followed by his sandal-bearer. Detail from the Narmer Palette, [[Cairo Egyptian Museum.]]
A sandal-bearer is a person who bears the sandals of his superior. The role existed in various cultures and epochs, being first documented in Egypt's Early Dynastic Period (c. 31st century BC).
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