a bag

A bag of white linen, unopened. Contains rolls of linen only. Foundation deposit, Heb Sed Chapel at Lahun, Fayum, Egypt. 12th Dynasty. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London. With thanks to the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL.

A staged display of clothes found in the tombs of Deir el-Medina

A staged display of clothes found in the tombs of Deir el-Medina, shot inside a room of the excavation house.

Archives department of the French Institute of Archaeology in Cairo. Photo: © IFAO