Ancient Egyptian textile bundle from Karanis dated 30 BC – AD 395

A bundle of brown flax yarn, probably for net making.

Ancient Egyptian textile bundle from Karanis dated 30 BC – AD 395

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.297
  • Material: flax yarn
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: textile bundle
  • Dimensions: Length: 134mm , Width: 45mm
  • Published references: Jane C Batcheller Late Roman Textiles from Karanis Egypt an investigation into the characterization of archaeological textiles PhD thesis Manchester University 2002
  • Site: Karanis
  • Latitude: 29.517778
  • Longitude: 30.903333