Mummy Cloth Fragment of Ramesses II

New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1290–1224 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130
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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Object Information
  • Title: Mummy Cloth Fragment of Ramesses II
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19
  • Reign: reign of Ramesses II
  • Date: ca. 1290–1224 BCE
  • 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: Framed: 36 × 37.4 cm (14 3/16 × 14 3/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
  • Object Number: 90.5.61
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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