Fragment of a quiver (?), Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2124–1981 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb, 1911–12

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Fragment of a quiver (?), Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2124–1981 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Khokha, Tomb, 1911–12, Leather (cattle hide), dye (red madder), H. 11 cm (4 5/16 in); W. 13 cm (5 1/8 in.), This fragment was probably part of a decorative border that was attached around the top of a quiver or spear case. The craftsman who made it sewed together wide strips of red and green dyed leather, then wove narrow strips of red, green, yellow, and black through slits in the surface to form the decorative pattern

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