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Linen shroud
Portrait of woman, on linen mummy shroud. This would have been placed directly over the body of the deceased as an alternative to cartonnage.
Height: 66 cm
Length: 44 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Roman
200
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300
CE
Accession number: E.GA.5.1943
Primary reference Number: 54412
Oldadmincategory: M
GayerAnderson: IX 157
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Linen shroud" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/54412 Accessed: 2024-11-25 00:55:47
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