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New Kingdom, Ramesside
Found as part of the wrappings for the mummy of Ramesses II, this brown linen cloth has a selvage on one side.
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Title: Mummy Cloth Fragment of Ramesses II
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Ramesses II
Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valleys south of Deir el-Bahri, Valley of the Cachette, First Royal Cache (TT 320), Mummy of Ramesses II, Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1881
Medium: Linen
Dimensions: 35 × 32.5 cm (13 3/4 × 12 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
Object Number: 90.5.61
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