Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated AD 550 - 1400

Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated AD 550 – 1400

A fragment of natural coloured tabby woven cotton. Selvedge in two bundles along one edge. There are remains of embroidery in two areas, one on the side in blue and red, and one zigzag line by the selvedge in blue.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.67
Material: Cotton
Culture: Christian Period, Nubian Culture
Period: Coptic Period - Arab Period
Dated: AD 550 - 1400
Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
Object name: cotton fragment
Dimensions: Length: 467mm , Width: 105mm , Depth: 4mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667