Ancient Egyptian cotton fragmen from Qasr Ibrim dated After AD 642

A fragment of printed cotton. One edge has a border of undyed stripes either side of a red stripe with undyed dots. The other has a border of undyed and red stripes with a black stripe and undyed dots. Between the borders is an undyed oval with a red pattern and a border of small and large undyed dots.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.171
  • Material: Cotton
  • Culture: Ottoman Period
  • Period: Arab Period
  • Dated: After AD 642
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: cotton fragmen
  • Dimensions: Length: 112mm , Width: 75mm , Depth: 2mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667