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

Two fragments of coarse cotton. The smaller fragment is a darker brown than the largest.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.360
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: 105mm , Width: 50mm , Depth: 3mm , Length: 317mm , Width: 191mm , Depth: 3mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667