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 twisted black and yellow fibres forming a cord.
G; Zply ; -; c ; lt & ak br ; – ; 1 ; 3-ply string, 2ply light & dark threads

Large collection of textile from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.558
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: 121mm , Width: 18mm , Depth: 5mm , Length: 55mm , Width: 38mm , Depth: 8mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667