Linen sheet or shawl, Wah
Object type: Sheet, heavy, tufted, weft fringe, selvege, loom end, tasseled warp fringe, Wah
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Medium: Linen
Dimensions: l. 20.71 m (815 3/8 in) plus 15 cm (5 7/8 in) fringe; w. 1.98 m (77 15/16 in) plus 8 cm (3 1/8 in) fringe
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102)
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Accession year: 1920