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Corner of a Linen Pall

New Kingdom
ca. 1491–1473 BCE
Not on view
This linen fragment is the corner of one of two palls that covered coffin III in the tomb of Hatnefer. It is inscribed in ink with the words "Treasury of Truth," or perhaps "True Treasury," and has a woven linen mark in the form of a headrest. The pall was a loosely woven linen sheet 17 feet long (520 cm) and 4 1/2 feet wide (140 cm).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Corner of a Linen Pall
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
  • Reign: reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign
  • Date: ca. 1491–1473 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Hatnefer and Ramose (below TT 71), pall no. 2 over coffin III, MMA excavations, 1935–36
  • Medium: Linen, ink
  • Dimensions: L. 19 × W. 21.5 cm (7 1/2 × 8 7/16 in.)
    Framed: 32.1 × 25.4 cm (12 5/8 × 10 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.3.150
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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