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Linen fragment Tarkhan

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Description

Early Dynastic Period–Old Kingdom, Dynasty 1, 3–4, reign of Djet ?, ca. 2880–2465 B.C. Linen. Frame: 20.5 × 17 cm (8 1/16 × 6 11/16 in.). From: Tomb 45, Tarkhan, Fayum Entrance Area, Egypt. Excavation: BSAE excavations 1911-1913. Credit: Gift of the Egyptian Research Account and British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1914.

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Found at Tarkhan
Materials LinenRed Pigment
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