Ancient Egyptian carpet fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Heavy red woollen fabric; doubled hard, twisted warp; weft of loose woven yarn, thick and doubled with thinner strands of brighter red, yellow or green at irregular intervals. These coloured wefts are not continuous across the width of the cloth.
Carpet weave. Finer warp than weft. Warp – S twisted two ply. Two red wefts then row of knots. Weft is thick – three threads twisted together.

Ancient Egyptian carpet fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1914.26.40
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: carpet fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (textile): 420mm , Width (textile): 285mm , Length (backing): 509mm , Width (backing): 383mm
  • Published references: Johnson, Antinoe & its Papyri, see p.180.
  • Site: Antinoe
  • Latitude: 27.816667
  • Longitude: 30.883333