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Piece of cloth

Late Period
664–525 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130
Said to be from a mummy, this piece of cloth has a selvage on one edge and a twisted and knotted fringe on the end perpendicular to this. There is a wide blue border and seven blue stripes along the edge with the selvage and the same pattern along the edge with the fringe.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Piece of cloth
  • Period: Late Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 26
  • Date: 664–525 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Saqqara
  • Medium: Linen
  • Dimensions: 32 × 27.5 cm (12 5/8 × 10 13/16 in.); fringe: 5.5 cm (5.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
  • Object Number: 90.5.102
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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