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

Fragment of cotton with a rolled edge, secured by thread. Rough seam on slant, possibly part of a loincloth.

Large collection of textile from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.506
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: 232mm , Width: 94mm , Depth: 6mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667