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 large fragment of cotton with basket weave. There is a seam running along the length.

Large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.446
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: 808mm , Width: 416mm , Depth: 30mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667