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Richly illustrated, this book is an overview of the current knowledge of textiles in the 1st millennium in the Nile delta. Experts in ancient textiles discuss - in about 20 essays - the clothing accessories in post-pharaoh Egypt. The book also contains a study on the famous mummy 'Lady Eupehemia from Antinoupolis' from the Brussels' Museum of Art and History. This book is to be published following the international conference ' Textiles from the Nile' (Katoen Natie, Antwerp, October 2011).