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New Kingdom, Ramesside
Used in the wrappings of the mummy of Ramesses III, this piece of buff linen has a selvage on one end, with three brown stripes parallel to it. The selvage is unusual, made by groups of weft threads woven in at one time.
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Title: Mummy Cloth Fragment of Ramesses III
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 20
Reign: reign of Ramesses III
Date: ca. 1184–1153 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 III, Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1881
Medium: Linen
Dimensions: 60 × 15 cm (23 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
Object Number: 90.5.68
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