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 a border along one end and possibly the beginning of a fringe. One long edge has selvedge.

CW/W; S/S; 1 ; m ; dk br/dk br, dk blu, grey-blu, r ; – ; 1 even tabby with bands, grey, r, grey, r, blu, r, alt.; grey mixed blu7 nat fibres

Large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.574
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: 298mm , Width: 105mm , Depth: 3mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667