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Folded pad of inscribed linen

2532–2510 B.C.
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueLinen, black pigment
DimensionsL x W x D: 24 x 19 x 1.5 cm (folded) (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number33.1017.2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsThere is one horizontal line of hieratic text in black ink. Partly illegible, the first two signs in the text says "fine linen."
ProvenanceFrom Giza, tomb G2220 B. 1933: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the Egyptian government; 1987: accessioned by the Museum of Fine Arts.
Picture
early 19th century
Textile
1550–1070 B.C.
1545–1350 B.C.
1545–1350 B.C.
1545–1350 B.C.
1545–1350 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
Fingerless glove
1550–1070 B.C.