Fragment from the wrappings of the mummy of king Thutmose II

Fragment from the wrappings of the mummy of king Thutmose II (1492-1479 BC) (UC 55044): it is possible that the linen dates to the time of reburial at Deir el-Bahari, in the Third Intermediate Period, about 950 BC). This linen fabric is exceptionally fine, and has a relatively open weave (about 38 by 35 threads per cm

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