3,300-Year-Old Sandals Reveal Tutankhamun's Power Over Enemies

• A 3,300-year-old pair of sandals found in Tutankhamun's tomb depicts images of enemies being crushed under the pharaoh's feet.
• The sandals, made of wood, bark, green leather, and gold foil, show bound Asiatic and African prisoners on their soles.
• The design includes the 'Nine Bows,' an ancient Egyptian symbol representing nine enemy groups, signifying the pharaoh's supremacy.
• These sandals conveyed a powerful political and religious message: wherever the pharaoh walked, his enemies were under his feet.
• Currently displayed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the sandals are approximately US size 11.5 and were found under a basket in the tomb.