Ancient Egyptian cotton fragmen from Qasr Ibrim dated After AD 642

A fragment of printed cotton. Undyed ground with a border of undyed, red and black stripes on one edge. There are three red flowers inside black horseshoe shapes with undyed dots.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.173
  • Material: Cotton
  • Culture: Ottoman Period
  • Period: Arab Period
  • Dated: After AD 642
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: cotton fragmen
  • Dimensions: Length: 161mm , Width: 80mm , Depth: 2mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667