Ancient Egyptian cotton fragmen from Qasr Ibrim dated After AD 642

A fragment of printed cotton with a red ground with undyed stripes and dots. One edge is brown and the other has the beginnings of an undyed floral pattern.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.174
  • Material: Cotton
  • Culture: Ottoman Period
  • Period: Arab Period
  • Dated: After AD 642
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: cotton fragmen
  • Dimensions: Length: 270mm , Width: 34mm , Depth: 2mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667