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