Ancient Egyptian linen fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1069 BC

Fragment of natural coloured, plain woven linen. There are twelve warps and 25 wefts per centimetre. The number of wefts vary within different areas of the fragments.

Ancient Egyptian linen fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1069 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1922.4.12
  • Material: linen
  • Culture: Dynasty 18 - 20
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: T.E. Peet
  • Dated: 1550 - 1069 BC
  • Object name: linen fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (linen): 270mm , Width (linen): 187mm , Length (linen): 58mm , Width (linen): 56mm , Length (backing): 306mm , Width (backing): 249mm
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483