Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated 30 BC – AD 395

A fragment of very fine natural wool. It has three sections which appear to be sewn together. One edge is sewn.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.299
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 202mm , Width: 170mm , Depth: 4mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667