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 with self stripes and selvedge. There is a narrow dark blue stripe with thicker stripes either side. There is part of a stripe on another edge.

Large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.396
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: 85mm , Width: 73mm , Depth: 2mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667