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

Brick red coloured plain woven wool fragment.
Plain woven with 13 warps and 11 wefts per centimetre. Loosely woven. Thick warp threads in an S twist.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1934.23.58.2
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: About AD 600
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 110mm , Width: 69mm