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

A fragment of a woollen fabric. The warp threads are yellow, the weft threads are brown and there are two narrow stripes of yellow down the centre.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.10
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (textile): 152mm , Width (textile): 116mm , Length (backing): 207mm , Width (backing): 201mm
  • 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 162
  • Site: Karanis
  • Latitude: 29.517778
  • Longitude: 30.903333