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 checked pile pattern. One edge selvedge.

S/S, 2+pile, 3/7 prs, colour u, C.1
44 L.(tail), wid.pres.30, v.solid; selv, pile unkno? lines and checks, ?M type, ?alt.wps.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.370
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: 530mm , Width: 307mm , Depth: 5mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667