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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1927.63
Title
Mummy Wrapping: Figure of a Woman
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
textile
Places
Creation Place: Africa, Egypt
Period
Ptolemaic period
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/214848

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink on even weave tabby linen
Technique
Tabby (textile)
Dimensions
33 x 16 cm (13 x 6 5/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year
1927
Object Number
1927.63
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The figure faces right and wears a revealing diaphanous gown. Elaborate headdress.

Verification Level

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