October 2023 Q&A

EPISODE 66 | This month’s listener questions covered a variety of topics from ancient Egyptian clothing and furniture to the portrayal of mummies in popular culture.

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Episode Notes

Egyptian linen

Pleated dresses from the Museo Egizio of Turin: study of the technical data of fabrics in Moor, A. de (Antoine) et al. (eds.) (2015) ‘Textiles, tools and techniques of the 1st millennium AD from Egypt and neighbouring countries : proceedings of the 8th conference of the research group “Textiles from the Nile Valley” Antwerp, 4-6 October 2013  / edited by Antoine De Moor, Cäcilia Fluck and Petra Linscheid.’, in 2015 Tielt, Belgium: Lannoo.

Tamburini, D. et al. (2021) A multi-scalar investigation of the colouring materials used in textile wrappings of Egyptian votive animal mummies. Heritage science. [Online] 9 (1), 1–26.

Note how the linen is being twisted to the left

Stool Inscriptions

Museo Egizio di Torino S. 8505 (url)

Museo Egizio di Torino S. 8468 (url)

Museo Egizio di Torino S. 8614 (url)

Example of embroidered monogram (Personal photo J. Galczynski)