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

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

A large fragment of cotton with five bands of three stripes and one band of two stripes, alternating dark and light blue. Two edges are sewn and it has a tassel fringe.

Large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.448
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: 581mm , Width: 424mm , Depth: 6mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667