Loincloth of Maiherpra
1479–1425 B.C.
FindspotThebes, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueOil tanned goat skin, cut work, flax seaming thread
DimensionsHeight x width: 85 x 89 cm (33 7/16 x 35 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Theodore M. Davis
Accession number03.1035
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceFrom Thebes, Valley of the Kings. 1902: Theodore M. Davis excavations in the Valley of the Kings, found with a second loincloth in a small wooden box (MFA 03.1036a-b) in the hollow of a rock over tomb KV 36 (Maiherpra) by Howard Carter; 1903: given to the MFA by Theodore M. Davis.
(Accession Date: May 6, 1903)
(Accession Date: May 6, 1903)
late 19th century
19th century
Early to mid-20th century
Mid-19th Century
Mid-19th Century
Mid-19th Century
2040–1783 B.C.
1940s
about 1700–1550 B.C.
about 1825