Ancient Egyptian linen fragments from Mostagedda dated 4400 – 4000 BC

Several fragments of linen cloth. There are fragments of linen with a regular weave of very coarse yarns, colour brown black. Very rotten. Fibre type C, badly cleaned. Other fragments have a coarse regular weave of thick yarns, colour dark brown. Very rotten, mostly crumbled to dust. Fibre type B, badly cleaned. There is also a fragment of goat hide with hair, which is well preserved

Ancient Egyptian linen fragments from Mostagedda dated 4400 – 4000 BC

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  • Latitude: 27.083333
  • Longitude: 31.383333