Ancient Egyptian tunic fragment from Mostagedda dated 30 BC – AD 395

Tapestry woven band about 75mm wide. Two purple stripes with repeating floral design in dark blue, separated by lozenges outlined and worked in yellow on a blue ground. Central stripe and borders dark blue ground with H shaped motif repeated throughout the length in red, colour now degraded.

Ancient Egyptian tunic fragment from Mostagedda dated 30 BC – AD 395

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.56.32
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Guy Brunton
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: tunic fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 181mm , Width: 87mm
  • Published references: Brunton Mostagedda pp.141,143 pl.LXXXIII,26
  • Site: Mostagedda
  • Latitude: 27.083333
  • Longitude: 31.383333