Wall Hanging

48-29-272

From: Egypt

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number 48-29-272
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen | Cotton
Iconography sun disk
Description

Multi-color appliqued wall hanging (sometimes referred to as a tent cloth). Perhaps Victorian Period or early 20th century. The design features a winged sun disk with pendant uraei in the center. On either side is a cartouche with pseudo-hieroglyphs. At the top is a single horizontal line of pseduo-hieroglyphs.

Length 134.62 cm
Width 49.53 cm
Credit Line Gift of Presbyterian Board of Missions, 1948

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