Provenance: M
Dimensions: Height: 1 inch (2
Dimensions: Height: 4 inches (10 cm)
The textile is executed in a plain weave typical of New Kingdom funerary linens
It might also have been used to mix ointments
Alexander the Great Silver Drachm, Hellenistic Period, c. 315 - 294 BCE Funerary & Religious Equipment Provenance: MThe obverse depicts a portrait of Heracles, the greatest warrior hero of ancient Greek mythology, facing right and wearing the famed lion skin headdress. The reverse depicts the divine Zeus, king of the Gods on Mount Olympus and father of Heracles, seated on a throne facing left, one leg crossed behind the other, an eagle perched in his outstretched right hand, a long scepter in his left, and a torch underneath, AIE AEANPOY to the right, a monogram in