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

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

A fragment of cotton with thirteen black and brown embroidered roundels, with spots around the edges along the long edge. There is a fringe along one shorter edge. The roundels were part of a larger pattern with some embroidery still visible.

C; S/S; 2; 10/7 prs; u; C.1; Apron curved end, embr.ch.st. flower alt.lt and dk blu (dk W, lt C) paired lines and stems missing ; end hemmed

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.361
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: 470mm , Width: 181mm , Depth: 5mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667