Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 395 – 642

A fragment of linen with part of a running floral stem band, in which is a lion, tapestry woven in purple wool.
There are nine warps per centimetre with three threads per warp.

Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1924.42.S
  • Material: linen wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (textile): 113mm , Width (textile): 101mm , Length (mount): 218mm , Width (mount): 162mm
  • Site: Oxyrhynchus
  • Latitude: 28.531
  • Longitude: 30.647