Ancient Egyptian textile fragment dated 664 – 332 BC

Fragment of textile from a snake or eel reliquary, stuck to a tube of paint. The paint label reads colour, mummy.

Ancient Egyptian textile fragment dated 664 – 332 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1983.1.2.2
  • Material: linen metal
  • Culture: Dynasty 26 - 30
  • Period: Late Period
  • Dated: 664 - 332 BC
  • Previous owner: Mr Frederick George Hilton Price FSA
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 123mm , Width: 23mm , Depth: 20mm
  • Published references: Catalogue of the Egyptian Antiquities in the possession of F G Hilton Price (London 1897) p. 232 # 2094 (does not mention paint tube)