Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Tanis San el Hagar dated AD 395 – 642

Linen tunic with woven bands about 50 mm wide stitched on. This is woven on a red wool warp in geometric patterns in undyed flax and blue and green yarns. The long floats in the weft are left on the back of the band. Along lower border of the tunic the edge is finished with fancy stitching in green wool.
Single piece joined together at wearer’s right shoulder strap.

Top edge – plaited edging in green wool. Plain woven tunic. 12 warps and wefts per cm. Woven decorative bands. 16 red wool warps per cm. 11 wefts per cm. 6 blue warps form side borders to the band.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1884.94.11
  • Material: linen wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 559mm , Width: 407mm
  • Published references: Petrie Tanis I pp.36 - 37
  • Site: Tanis
  • Latitude: 30.976944
  • Longitude: 31.88