Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated After AD 642

A fragment of printed cotton. It has a red border on two sides with a natural coloured pattern of flowers. There are stripes of red, black, red and blue. Some are patterned with flowers, circles or dots.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.132
  • Material: Cotton
  • Culture: Ottoman Period
  • Period: Arab Period
  • Dated: After AD 642
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: cotton fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 428mm , Width: 165mm , Depth: 2mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667