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

Seven fragments of cotton, four with a blue border and or blue edging.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.362
  • 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 (largest fragment): 303mm , Width (largest fragment): 145mm , Depth (largest fragment): 4mm , Length (smallest fragment): 70mm , Width (smallest fragment): 36mm , Depth (smallest fragment): 3mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667