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

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

Fragile layered bundle of cotton textile fragments. Stained, brittle and frayed.
C; S/S; 1 ; 11-12/9-10 ; brownish ; 3 ; 18 x 9.5, 14 x 6, 16 x 3, brittle, ?burnt ; scraps

Large collection of textile from Qasr Ibrim

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

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.488
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: 160mm , Width: 120mm , Depth: 7mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667