Mummy Shroud
Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker
2nd century (90-130 CE)
Linen with ochre, black, pink, orange, green paint
Overall: 39 1/4 × 18 5/16 in. (99.7 × 46.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
39.64.6624
Geography
Place Made: Thebes, Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa
Period
1-500
Object Name
Textile: Mummy
Research Area
Ancient Egypt
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Miss E. M. Sutton (possibly Eveline Mary Sutton, 1858-1935), Oxford, England; given to the Museum and Art Gallery, Reading, England, 1931; sold to present collection, 1939.
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