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

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

Two large cotton fragments. One has a decorative knotted, openwork border.
(x71) C; S/S; 1,self strs; 14/6; u ; B.fr ; 2 ; fr.kilt or shawl (Cf 74) 33×52; B.fr on slant, 41cm, closed end one side with tabby band L.6 pres extending (to tie)? extra threads pt way accross to get slant; pr self-strs above f tabby 5cm, s-strs 24 with 2 throws tabby bet.strs

Large collection of textile from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.554
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: 452mm , Width: 321mm , Depth: 3mm , Length: 553mm , Width: 365mm , Depth: 4mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667