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Late Period
Said to be from a mummy, this piece of cloth has a selvage on one side and a twisted and knotted fringe on another. Both sides have a black border with 5 buff stripes.
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Title: Piece of cloth
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Date: 664–525 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara
Medium: Linen
Dimensions: 57 × 49.5 cm (22 7/16 × 19 1/2 in.); fringe: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
Accession Number: 90.5.101
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