Ancient Egyptian textile fragment

A small sample fragment of fine cream coloured flax. The warp is doubled and the weft is single. There are 224 ends and 40 picks.It is described on its wrapping as a fine cashmere wool.

Ancient Egyptian textile fragment

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1976.276
  • Material: flax
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 16mm , Width: 10mm , Depth: 1mm