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

Six fragments of cotton embroidered with tapestry. On the largest piece there are five raised blue circles with blue dots around them, there are three circles on another piece and two small ones have one on. The largest piece and another also have patterning in blue.

Large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.567
  • 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 (largest fragment): 235mm , Width (largest fragment): 127mm , Depth (largest fragment): 4mm , Length (smallest fragment): 32mm , Width (smallest fragment): 24mm , Depth (smallest fragment): 4mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667