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Third Intermediate Period
This wig was found lying behind the head of Nauny's mummy in her inner coffin. It is made of braids of human hair fastened at the top with a cord. The braids were treated with beeswax and a layer of animal fat covers the entire wig.
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Title: Wig
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 21
Reign: reign of Psusennes I
Date: ca. 1040–992 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Meritamun (TT 358, MMA 65), burial of Nauny, second corridor, inside inner coffin, MMA excavations, 1928–29
Medium: Hair (probably human), beeswax
Dimensions: L. of longest braid: 25 cm (9 13/16 in)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
Object Number: 30.3.35
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