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

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

Strip of brown cotton textile with lighter threads throughout. Some patches of weakened fabric structure.
C/C, w ; S/S,S ; 1,2 ; 12-13/11-12 ; u/u, nat ?D,S ; 1 ; 33 x 4.9; at ints of c.4 wps, prs W wfts ; centre of piece 9mm w.2 (7prs wfts)

Large collection of textile from Qasr Ibrim

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.490
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: 340mm , Width: 56mm , Depth: 1mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667