Fragment of linen
- Accession Number
- EC163
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Tomb equipment, Mummy trappings, Cloth/shroud
- Period
- Graeco-Roman Period
- Material
- Textile/fibres (Linen)
- Measurements
- Length: 285mm | Width: 238mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A fragment of linen decorated with a painting of a jackal-headed deity holding folded mummy bandage. It dates to the Roman Period and was purchased by Wellcome at auction in 1906 from the collection of Robert de Rustafjaell.
- Other Identity
- 108 (rectangular serrated label)
- Previous Owners
- Robert de Rustafjaell (1859–1943) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 18 Dec 2021