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

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

Fragment of cotton with 3 different sized weaves. Frayed edges and holes.
C; S/S; 3,2; 6prs/6prs str.17 ; u/u,blu ; 1 ; 22.5×12.5, close w, even sp, blu str 2 cm wide, & narrow str above; str wft face over 2 wps

Large collection of textile from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.529
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: 247mm , Width: 147mm , Depth: 2mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667