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

Fragment of coarse woollen textile. Light brown or beige with wide dark brown band in centre with thinner bands of brown either side. Plain woven stripes with double threads for warps.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.27
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 400mm , Width: 190mm
  • 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 161
  • Site: Karanis
  • Latitude: 29.517778
  • Longitude: 30.903333