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Woven Linen

ca. 1325 BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Egypt (made)

Plain woven linen.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Death
Africa
Object type
Woven linen
Materials and techniques
Woven linen
Linen
Weaving
Brief description
Woven linen from tomb of Tutankhamun; Egypt; ca. 1325BC.
Physical description
Plain woven linen.
Dimensions
  • Length: 3.25in
  • Width: 3.25in
Credit line
Given by Mrs Hammond, Dorset
Object history
The donor claimed that the fragment formed part of the veil that shrouded the firgures that carried the coffin of Tutankhamun.
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
T.178-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O257578/woven-linen-unknown/
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