Braid of Hair and Linen
Object type: Braid of Hair and Linen
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose II to Joint reign
Date: ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
Medium: Hair (probably human), linen
Dimensions: L. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Locale: below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71)
Locus: burial 2, in basket
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1935–36
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936