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

Thick ribbed woollen cloth, yarns of very unequal thickness being used for the weft. The warp is of doubled yarn. Colour yellow. Roughly rectangular.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.128
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 160mm , Width: 120mm
  • 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