Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Border woven in red wool, with dark blue border and a repeating lozenge design in undyed flax. Plain woven ground with figured design. Undyed flax woven as double thread. There are 15 warps per centimetre and 15 wefts per centimetre.

Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1914.26.7
  • Material: linen wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 90mm , Width: 72mm
  • Published references: Johnson, Antinoe & its Papyri, see p.180.
  • Site: Antinoe
  • Latitude: 27.816667
  • Longitude: 30.883333