Ancient Egyptian textile fragment dated 1550 – 1295 BC

A fragment of fabric woven from fibre yarn. It has a decorated selvedge along two sides of thick and thin blue stripes. Along the weft is a decorated band of three stripes.

Ancient Egyptian textile fragment dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1933.31.1
  • Material: linen
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: O.H. Myers
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 300mm , Width: 212mm , Depth: 1mm