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

Piece of very coarse linen with thick, twisted warps, stitched to three pieces of woollen cloth with coarse flax. At least 4 fragments noticeable, including two tiny pieces.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.231
  • Material: linen wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (No 1): 55mm , Width (No 1): 40mm , Length (No 2): 48mm , Width (No 2): 30mm , Length (No 3): 280mm , Width (No 3): 110mm , Length (No 4): 250mm , Width (No 4): 100mm
  • 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