Linen sheet or shawl, Wah
Unknown Artist
ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Medium
Linen
Dimensions
l. 20.71 m (815 3/8 in) plus 15 cm (5 7/8 in) fringe; w. 1.98 m (77 15/16 in) plus 8 cm (3 1/8 in) fringe
Classification
Sheet, heavy, tufted, weft fringe, selvege, loom end, tasseled warp fringe, Wah
Period
Middle Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Accession Number
20.3.222