The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Red-Dyed Length of Linen

Red-Dyed Length of Linen

Period:: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty:: Dynasty 12
Reign:: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Date:: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah (MMA 1107), Mummy of Wah, MMA 1920
Medium:: Linen, red dye
Dimensions:: L. 245 cm (96 7/16 in); w. 80 cm (31 1/2 in)
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Accession Number:: 20.3.203a

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Description

This was the last piece of linen used in the wrapping of Wah's mummy. Although red-dyed linen is mentioned in a number of ancient texts, actual examples are rare.
Provenance

Excavated by the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1920. Acquired by the Museum in the division of finds, 1920.
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What
Costume (41,678)

Linen (7,486)

Skirts (480)

Dye (238)

Shrouds (42)
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Africa (33,501)

Egypt (29,889)

Upper Egypt (13,662)

Thebes (10,570)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,709)
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Egyptian Art (26,254)
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Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.
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