Linen label
This piece of linen was probably tied around a jar to hold the lid in place. The inscription identifies the contents of the jar as "Aromatic resin of Amun 5."
Artwork Details
- Title: Linen label
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: reign of Amenhotep I
- Date: ca. 1550–1525 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), near entrance to first corridor, rubbish, MMA excavations, 1928–29
- Medium: Linen, ink
- Dimensions: L. 15 × W. 8 cm (5 7/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
Framed: 17.8 × 10.8 cm (7 × 4 1/4 in.) - Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.3.14
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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