Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment dated 200 BC - AD 300

Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment dated 200 BC – AD 300

Fragment of cotton with two different types of weave. Some remains of tassles. Torn and stained.
C; S/S; 1, self-str ; 14/8 ; u ; B.fr.C.1 ; 1 ; 25 x 10 (without fr) ; self loops pres.;fr.,9 thick throws self-strs above 2 rows twine, fr.L.3.5, 3Zply, wound tassels

Large collection of textile from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.522
Material: Cotton
Culture: Meroitic Period, Nubian Culture
Period: Ptolemaic Period - Roman Period
Dated: 200 BC - AD 300
Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
Object name: cotton fragment
Dimensions: Length: 282mm , Width: 110mm , Depth: 3mm