#36.3.196

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Bundle of Hair Extensions - Met Museum Collection

Inventory Number: 36.3.196 New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1492–1473 B.C. Location Information: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, below the Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), burial 2, in basket, MMA excavations, 1935–36

Description:

A basket (36.3.189a, b) with toiletry equipment was found next to the coffin (36.3.184) of an elderly woman. Among other items, the basket contained four bundles of hair extensions (36.3.191–.193, .196) and two braids of hair and linen (36.3.194–.195), as well as an alabaster kohl jar with its ebony stick (36.3.190a–c) and a small wooden box (36.3.199).