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Fragment of a woman's hood
Greco-Egyptian
Ptolemaic or Roman
about 200 B.C.–A.D. 150 (?)
Medium/Technique
Linen; sprang
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 14 cm (9 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Amelia B. Edwards
Accession Number89.229
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLinen sprang in stripes of different patterns. The upper edge is run on a string, discovered by W. M. F. Petrie in Hawara, in the Fayûm in 1888. "The Interments in this Cemetery were made from 400 B.C.–A.D. 150." This piece dates probably from 200 B.C. to A.D. 150." Donor.