Fragment of a painted plain-weave cloth probably affixed to the exterior of a mummy bundle
Fragment of a painted plain-weave cloth probably affixed to the exterior of a mummy bundle

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Fragment of a painted plain-weave cloth probably affixed to the exterior of a mummy bundle,

300–100 BCE

Paracas
Early Horizon
y1993-111

Information

Title
Fragment of a painted plain-weave cloth probably affixed to the exterior of a mummy bundle
Dates

300–100 BCE

Medium
Cotton and pigment
Dimensions
h. 19.3 cm., w. 19.3 cm. (7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Object Number
y1993-111
Place Made

South America, Peru, Ica, Ocucaje, South coast

Culture
Paracas
Period
Early horizon
Type
textiles, mummy cases, weaving, funerary art, painting (coating)
Materials
pigment
Techniques
weaving
Subject
cats

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