Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated 220 BC - AD 1400 - Bolton's Egypt

Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated 220 BC – AD 1400

A heavy cotton bag. The bottom of the bag is stitched as was one of the sides, now undone. The top is hemmed all the way around.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.340
Material: Cotton
Culture: Meroitic Period - Christian Period, Nubian Culture
Period: Ptolemaic Period - Coptic Period
Dated: 220 BC - AD 1400
Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
Object name: cotton fragment
Dimensions: Length: 195mm , Width: 175mm , Depth: 7mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667