Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated 200 BC - AD 300

Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated 200 BC – AD 300

Tattered fragment of cotton with numerous tears and staining. Blue stripe decoration near one edge and remaining tassles broken off.
(x85); C/C,W ; S/S; 1, self strs ; 24/6 ; u ; 1 ; strip with frag tabby sewn acros corner ; 2 self strs or 3 wfts each

Large collection of textile from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.455
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: 425mm , Width: 212mm , Depth: 1mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667