Corner of a Linen Pall

New Kingdom

ca. 1492–1473 B.C.

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).

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Title: Corner of a Linen Pall
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose II–Early Joint reign
Date: ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
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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