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 fragments of very fine rippled S cotton. The longest piece has selvedge along one long edge.

Large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.431
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: 254mm , Width: 57mm , Depth: 2mm , Length: 122mm , Width: 75mm , Depth: 2mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667