Ancient Egyptian cotton fragmen from Qasr Ibrim dated After AD 642

Two fragments of stamped cotton. The larger piece has two red stripes with undyed flowers. Between them is blue with undyed and red circles. There are undyed flowers with a red border on another section of blue and on the smaller piece.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.148
  • Material: Cotton
  • Culture: Ottoman Period
  • Period: Arab Period
  • Dated: After AD 642
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: cotton fragmen
  • Dimensions: Length: 68mm , Width: 55mm , Depth: 2mm , Length: 170mm , Width: 135mm , Depth: 2mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667