Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 395 – 642

Fragment of woollen band and border. A cherubin holding a bird is surrounded by a border of fish, water plants and so on worked in red, blue, yellow and dark purple wool.
There are 14 warps per centimetre. Dark brown warp.

Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1924.31.13.4
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 108mm , Width: 87mm
  • Site: Oxyrhynchus
  • Latitude: 28.531
  • Longitude: 30.647