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Archive Collection:
MS 2285

10th century

Manuscript in Greek Minuscule on parchment, containing the text of the Gospels, with lectionary divisions in margins. Imperfect: wanting numerous leaves and with some sections of the text supplied lat...

Coin:
CC.1

2 BCE - AD 4

Laureate bust of Augustus facing right with legend around, CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE

Archive Item:
BC MS 33/1

c.11th century

Textile:
ITC 2000.9.1

c. 2500 BCE

Fragment of coarse plain woven cloth. Light brown colour with darker brown stripes formed by double weft threads which are not at standard intervals. Very creased. This is a wrapping from the mumm...

Textile:
ITC 2009.218.1

c. 3900 BCE

Cloth fragment from grave 45 at Tarkhan, excavated by Petrie.

Textile:
ITC 2009.217.1

c. 4400 BCE

Cloth fragment from mastaba (tomb) 2050 at Tarkhan, excavated by Petrie. Plain woven with one edge turned under and slip stitched with a single linen thread, into position. The turning appears to be ...

Textile:
ITC 2009.219.1

c. 766 BCE

Cloth fragment from the cemetery at Tarkhan excavated by Petrie.

Textile:
ITC 2000.9.10

c. 2500 BCE

Fragment of cream coloured, fine, plain woven cloth. This is a wrapping from the mummy of Nekht-Ankh. The tomb of Khnum-Nakht and Nekht-Ankh in Der Rifeh, was excavated in 1907. Inscriptions in th...

Textile:
ITC 2000.9.100

early 11th-mid 7th Century BCE

Fragment of fine, mid brown, plain woven fabric.

Textile:
ITC 2000.9.101

early 11th-mid 7th Century BCE

Rectangular fragment of fine, mid-dark brown, plain woven fabric.

Textile:
ITC 2000.9.102

early 11th-mid 7th Century BCE

Fragment of fine, mid-dark brown, plain woven fabric.

Coin:
CC.1021

540-541

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