- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Linen fragment of coarse weave.
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Circa 2800 BC Archaeological period: Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom
- Date collected
- Before 1891
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1891
- Materials and processes
- Material Linen Flax Bast Fibre Textile Plant, Process Woven
- Dimensions
- Width: max 70 mm folded, Length: max 76 mm folded
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1891.33.4.2
- Research and responses
According to the British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw and Paul Nicholson the Old Kingdom 4th Dynasty period is from 2613-2494 BC. [MJD (Verve) 17/10/2016]
Search terms: Textile, Death, Religion, Grave Good
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