Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Loosely woven green wool fabric. Doubled warps; weft irregular, many, a variable number, in one shed. Plain weave but very irregular. There are nine warps per centimetre.

Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1914.26.24
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (textile): 298mm , Width (textile): 206mm , Length (backing): 342mm , Width (backing): 232mm
  • Published references: Johnson, Antinoe & its Papyri, see p.180.
  • Site: Antinoe
  • Latitude: 27.816667
  • Longitude: 30.883333