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

Two fragments of natural wool, the largest of which has a narrow purple stripe. The smaller fragment is made of three pieces of wool sewn together. A piece is also sewn into the larger fragment near the sewn end. The other end is curved.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.298
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 200mm , Width: 185mm , Depth: 5mm , Length: 437mm , Width: 350mm , Depth: 5mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667