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

Warps brown, wefts brown and yellow forming stripes. One yellow stripe complete, the two others with gaps. Yellow stripes separed by brown stripes decorated by three dashed lines of yellow threads.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.121
  • Material: hair
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (approx.): 300mm , Width (accross the three yellow stripes): 175mm
  • 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