Fragment of a linen shroud
- Accession Number
- EC129
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Tomb equipment, Mummy trappings, Cloth/shroud
- Period
- Graeco-Roman Period
- Material
- Textile/fibres (Linen)
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
-
Fragment of linen shroud decorated with pattern to resemble netting and beads. 530mm long. This probably dates to the Roman Period.
- Other Identity
- 114 (Boscawen number)
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Language
- Egyptian
- Script
- Hieroglyphic
- Last modified: 22 Oct 2022