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

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

Three fragments of coarse cotton with a fringe of tassels. Some are linked with cotton which has two rows of holes in it. This is missing most of the way along.

Large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.384
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: 165mm , Width: 103mm , Depth: 15mm , Length: 140mm , Width: 130mm , Depth: 15mm , Length: 82mm , Width: 70mm , Depth: 15mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667