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

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

Two fragments of cotton. One large fragment includes a corner with a thick knot. It is embroidered in blue; the smaller piece with blue lines and the larger piece with lines and a pattern. Half basket.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.359
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: 640mm , Width: 242mm , Depth: 16mm , Length: 281mm , Width: 130mm , Depth: 4mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667