Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated After AD 642

A fragment of natural cotton ground with a printed repeat pattern of pink circles and brown crosses.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated After AD 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.124
  • Material: Cotton
  • Culture: Ottoman Period
  • Period: Arab Period
  • Dated: After AD 642
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: cotton fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 202mm , Width: 45mm , Depth: 2mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667