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

A thick roving of fine wool. two samples, one thick and one thin roving.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.39
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (thicker wool): 76mm , Width (thicker wool): 54mm , Length (thinner wool): 90mm , Width (thinner wool): 52mm
  • 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 281
  • Site: Karanis
  • Latitude: 29.517778
  • Longitude: 30.903333