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Funerary Fragment of Cloth Inscribed with a Passage from The Book of the DeadPtolemaic Period (305 - 31 BCE)

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Ancient Egyptian papyrus fragment with multiple horizontal registers of painted figures in profile beneath arched niches, interspersed with columns of hieroglyphic text, with torn and stained edges

Unknown, Funerary Fragment of Cloth Inscribed with a Passage from The Book of the Dead, Ptolemaic Period (305 - 31 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Berger, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Funerary Fragment of Cloth Inscribed with a Passage from The Book of the Dead
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Ptolemaic Period (305 - 31 BCE)
Medium
Cloth with polychrome
Dimensions
17 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (44.45 x 26.67 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Berger
Accession Number
M.80.144.2
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art