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title: Painted Funerary Cloth of Asetnefret
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8345/painted-funerary-cloth-of-asetnefret/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Painted Funerary Cloth of Asetnefret

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Painted Funerary Cloth of Asetnefret](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8345.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8345.jpg)

## Image Caption

The dead woman, Asetnefret, seated at the right, sniffs a lotus flower while receiving a libation from her daughter, who holds the hands of her son Penpara. Clothes of this type were placed over the breast of the mummy or coffin. [New Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/New_Kingdom/), 19th to 20th Dynasties, c. 1295-1070 BCE. From [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), precise provenance of excavation is unknown. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, March 21). Painted Funerary Cloth of Asetnefret. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8345/painted-funerary-cloth-of-asetnefret/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted Funerary Cloth of Asetnefret." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8345/painted-funerary-cloth-of-asetnefret/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Painted Funerary Cloth of Asetnefret." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8345/painted-funerary-cloth-of-asetnefret/>.

## License & Copyright

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