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Book Of The Dead (Leaf), Hollins University
Book Of The Dead (Leaf), Hollins University
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- Country of Origin: Egypt
- Date: 1100-950 B.C.E.
- Material: papyrus
- Provenance: Samuel H. McVitty
- Text for Item no. 7 from from Dawson's Catalog 114 (Nov. 1926): "The Book of the Dead. Papyrus Leaf, measuring 8 3/8 inches wide and 7 3/4 inches tall, from a Hieratic Copy of the Book of the Dead, made for a nobleman, Pen-Amen-Apt. Dating about XXI Dynasty (1100-950 B. C.). Characters in red and black. Mounted on blue cardboard, protected by cellophane."