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

A fragment of blue purple shaded wool going from light to dark. The warp is pink. There are stitches along one edge.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.290
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 120mm , Width: 62mm , Depth: 3mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667