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, possibly part of a loin cloth. It is triangular in shape with two hemmed edges and one torn edge.

Large collection of textile from Qasr Ibrim

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

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.424
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: 268mm , Width: 150mm , Depth: 3mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667