Openwork shawl

Roman Period

2nd–early 4th century

Not on view

Found on the head of a woman in a Roman Period burial excavated and recorded by the Museum's Egyptian Expedition, the red cap (25.3.217a) and two brown caps (25.3.217b and c) are rare datable examples of headwear. Draw strings served to tighten the red cap. All three were found one on top of the other over two layers of cloth, one of which is 25.3.218, wrapped turbanlike about the head of the mummy.

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Provenance

Title: Openwork shawl
Period: Roman Period
Date: 2nd–early 4th century
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Priests' Houses, near, Roman Burial XXIV, MMA excavations, 1923–24
Medium: Linen
Dimensions: L. 160 × W. 39 cm (63 × 15 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.3.218
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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