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

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

A fragment of cotton, possibly from a bag. Two of the edges have twisted blue and natural thread along both sides. These edges are partly sewn together.

Large collection of textile from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.429
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: 175mm , Width: 163mm , Depth: 8mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667