Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated 200 BC - AD 300 - Bolton's Egypt

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

A fragment of cotton with pile rowsa long one edge made with short loops. The other long edge is sewn.

C; S/S; 2, pile unknotted; 5/8prs; u ; C.3a(2); 1 ; 17×8, 3 throws wft bet pile rows; pile short loops, Z twist 2cm width pile pres

Large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.575
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: 201mm , Width: 98mm , Depth: 3mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667