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

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

Two fine tapestry fragments. One has a blue background with an undyed pattern of linked diamonds. The other has a blue background with an undyed border.

Large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.389
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 (diamonds): 35mm , Width (diamonds): 25mm , Depth (diamonds): 2mm , Length: 31mm , Width: 24mm , Depth: 2mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667