Ancient Egyptian cotton fragmen from Qasr Ibrim dated After AD 642

A fragment of printed cotton. It has a red ground with undyed circles outlined in brown with a brown dot in the centre. There is a seam running down.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.170
  • Material: Cotton
  • Culture: Ottoman Period
  • Period: Arab Period
  • Dated: After AD 642
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: cotton fragmen
  • Dimensions: Length: 96mm , Width: 46mm , Depth: 3mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667