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

Three fragments of undyed or natural flax. The surface is painted yellow and black. The smallest fragment has part of a yellow circle outlined in black at one corner and one edge is sewn. The two larger have text in black. One of them has a yellow circle outlined in black and a black cross.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.51
  • Material: flax
  • Culture: Christian Period, Nubian Culture
  • Period: Coptic Period - Arab Period
  • Dated: AD 550 - 1400
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 257mm , Width: 233mm , Depth: 2mm , Length: 176mm , Width: 158mm , Depth: 2mm , Length: 150mm , Width: 40mm , Depth: 2mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667