Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated 200 BC - AD 300 - Bolton's Egypt

Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated 200 BC – AD 300

Two lengths of cotton with a diagonal cross lattice border. One edge on both is sewn with blue thread.

(x 280), C; S/S ; 1 ; 10/12 ; u ; B.latt.fr? ; 2 ; L.16 diam 1.1, & scrap: ends bound blu W? orig. fr.

Large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.579
Material: Cotton
Culture: Meroitic Period, Nubian Culture
Period: Ptolemaic Period - Roman Period
Dated: 200 BC - AD 300
Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
Object name: cotton fragment
Dimensions: Length: 189mm , Width: 43mm , Depth: 5mm , Length: 39mm , Width: 10mm , Depth: 3mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667