Ancient Egyptian cotton fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated After AD 642

A fragment of printed cotton. Printed with a red, natural and brown diamond like pattern sewn onto a red band.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.137
  • Material: Cotton
  • Culture: Ottoman Period
  • Period: Arab Period
  • Dated: After AD 642
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: cotton fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 316mm , Width: 63mm , Depth: 10mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667