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Roman Period
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Found one on top of the next 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 ancient headwear. Drawstrings served to tighten the red cap over two layers of cloth, one of which is 25.3.218, that were wrapped about the head of the mummy.
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Title: Cap
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: wool
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.3.217c
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