Hair Net
300-599 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This is a circular net snood made of undyed linen. It would have been worn by a woman in Egypt during the first millennium AD.
The hair net was allegedly excavated at Fayum, where cemeteries had been used for interments from the Ptolemaic period until at least the sixth century The more recent burials yielded examples of actual clothing, reflecting changes in burial practices that took place in the Roman world with the gradual adoption of Christianity.
The hair net was allegedly excavated at Fayum, where cemeteries had been used for interments from the Ptolemaic period until at least the sixth century The more recent burials yielded examples of actual clothing, reflecting changes in burial practices that took place in the Roman world with the gradual adoption of Christianity.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Linen netting |
| Brief description | netted linen, 300-599, Egyptian |
| Physical description | Hair net of circular form, netted in fine linen thread in large and small ornamental meshes. The threads are knotted together, where they cross one another. The net has been gummed to a card. |
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| Credit line | Given by H.M. Kennard, Esq. |
| Production | Allegedly from Fayum |
| Summary | This is a circular net snood made of undyed linen. It would have been worn by a woman in Egypt during the first millennium AD. The hair net was allegedly excavated at Fayum, where cemeteries had been used for interments from the Ptolemaic period until at least the sixth century The more recent burials yielded examples of actual clothing, reflecting changes in burial practices that took place in the Roman world with the gradual adoption of Christianity. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kendrick, A F. Catalogue of Textiles from Burying-grounds in Egypt. Vol. II. Period of transition and of Christian emblems (London: HMSO, 1921), cat. 596, plate XXXII |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 322-1889 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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