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

Five fragments of cotton, possibly from a starting border.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.354
  • 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): 200mm , Width (largest fragment): 171mm , Depth (largest fragment): 2mm , Length (smallest fragment): 33mm , Width (smallest fragment): 16mm , Depth (smallest fragment): 2mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667