Linen sheet of Aashyt

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2051–2030 B.C.

Not on view

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Title: Linen sheet of Aashyt
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II
Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Aashyt (DBXI.17), MMA excavations, 1920–21
Medium: Linen
Dimensions: 56 5/16 x 45 11/16 in., 6.3 lb. (143 x 116 cm, 2.8 kg)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.3.16
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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