Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Fragments of green, yellow and red woollen fabrics stitched together, end to end.
All three fabrics are plain woven. There are fewer warps than wefts.

Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1914.26.20
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 243mm , Width: 45mm
  • Published references: Johnson, Antinoe & its Papyri, see p.180.
  • Site: Antinoe
  • Latitude: 27.816667
  • Longitude: 30.883333