Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Hawara or Illahun dated About AD 600

A brick red coloured woollen fragment from a mummy. Plain woven.
The warps are thicker than the wefts. Loosely woven with 12 warps and wefts per centimetre.

Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Hawara or Illahun dated About AD 600

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1934.23.59
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: About AD 600
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 150mm , Width: 75mm