Linen sheet of Aashyt
Middle Kingdom
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Title: Linen sheet of Aashyt
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II
Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Aashyt (DBXI.17), MMA excavations, 1920–21
Medium: Linen
Dimensions: 47 1/4 x 112 3/16 in., 1.3 lb. (120 x 285 cm, 0.6 kg)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Accession Number: 26.3.18
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