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This is apparently the world’s oldest surviving woven garment. It’s linen, more than 5,000 years old, found in a tomb at Tarkhan, south of Cairo in 1913 ~ but its extreme age was not realised till recent radiocarbon testing. Note the pleating!
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James Wagner
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I’m not an Egyptologist, or an expert on early clothing, but my guess is that the rolls of gathered fabric, especially if themselves undecorated, suggests this is a chemise worn, perhaps under an outer layer of clothing, for a little warmth in the cooler days of winter
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Petra Mohr
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Wow - that‘s amazingly skillful work! Thanks for sharing
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