Wig

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), inside coffin, MMA excavations, 1928–29

Medium: Human hair, beeswax

Dimensions: L. of longest braid: 25 cm (9 13/16 in)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930

Accession Number: 30.3.35

This wig was found lying behind the head of Nany'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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