Blue Kerchief from Tutankhamun's Embalming Cache, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1336–1327 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Embalming Cache of Tutankhamun (KV 54), Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907–08, Linen dyed with indigotin, W. 53 cm (20 7/8 in); l. 40 cm (15 3/4 in), In December 1907 Theodore M. Davis, a wealthy American who was funding excavations in the Valley of the Kings, discovered a small pit near the tomb of Seti I. Inside the pit were approximately a dozen large sealed whitewashed storage jars
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Blue Kerchief, Tutankhamun, Embalming Cache, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca, 1336–1327 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley, Kings, KV 54, Davis/Ayrton excavations, 1907–08, Linen dyed, indigotin, W, 53 cm, 20 7/8, l, 40, 15 3/4, December, 1907, Theodore, M, Davis, wealthy American, funding, discovered, small pit, tomb, Seti I, Inside, pit, approximately, dozen large, sealed, whitewashed, storage, jars
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