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

Four fragments of flax webbing bands with two red warp stripes down their length.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.222
  • Material: flax
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (longest fragment): 556mm , Width (longest fragment): 32mm , Depth (longest fragment): 3mm , Length (shortest fragment): 228mm , Width (shortest fragment): 29mm , Depth (shortest fragment): 3mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667