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Fringed linen cloth

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Linen
Dimensions Length x width: 732 × 125 cm (288 3/16 × 49 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4722
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipmentMummy trappings

DescriptionHeavy white linen; on one side is a looped fringe. This is the garment in which the deceased is supposed to make his appearance before Osiris in the hall of judgment. Ragged and stained.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.