Ancient Egyptian linen fragment

A long rolled fragment of coarsely woven linen. It has a knot, one side of this knot the fragment in wider than the other, which is a strip. Some areas are brittle from resin staining.

Ancient Egyptian linen fragment

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1977.345.283
  • Material: linen
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Associated institution: V&A
  • Object name: linen fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 1815mm , Width: 52mm , Depth (inc. folds): 12mm