Cylindrical bag of sawdust from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache

ca. 1336–1327 B.C.

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Title: Cylindrical bag of sawdust from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache
Date Created: ca. 1336–1327 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: folded into two parallel rolls: L. 39.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); H. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.) as one long tube: ca. L. 75 cm (29 1/2 in.); W. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); H. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Type: Cylindrical bag of sawdust
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/550821
Medium: Linen, decomposed wood material (sawdust)
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period

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