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

A fragment of coarsely woven woollen fabric. The warp threads are yellow and the weft threads are red, There are some rough brown wool stitches.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.284
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 133mm , Width: 89mm
  • Published references: Jane C Batcheller Late Roman Textiles from Karanis Egypt an investigation into the characterization of archaeological textiles PhD thesis Manchester University 2002
  • Site: Karanis
  • Latitude: 29.517778
  • Longitude: 30.903333