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

Woollen, fine weave. Ground colour yellow with red and purple stripe. Red woolen yarns are twisted and locked along top edge by warps to form a kind of selvedge.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.167
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (along the selvedge): 80mm , Width: 65mm
  • 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