Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Karanis dated 30 BC – AD 395

A fragment of fine woollen cloth. The warp threads are yellow and the wefts light red with two narrow brown stripes. One side is selvedge, this edge continues on, unattached to other material.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.80
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 215mm , Width: 164mm
  • Published references: Jane C Batcheller Late Roman Textiles from Karanis Egypt an investigation into the characterization of archaeological textiles PhD thesis Manchester University 2002 cat 150
  • Site: Karanis
  • Latitude: 29.517778
  • Longitude: 30.903333