Ancient Egyptian linen fragment from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 395 – 642

A roundel with linen ground, a rosette or flower, tapestry woven in red, green and yellow. The centre is yellow with green lines coming out from it making four sections, between these sections are red circles. Other green and yellow patterns.
Each warp is of two threads with eight warps per centimetre.

Ancient Egyptian linen fragment from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1924.7.S
  • Material: linen
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: linen fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 82mm , Width: 85mm
  • Site: Oxyrhynchus
  • Latitude: 28.531
  • Longitude: 30.647