Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Small tapestry woven roundel, attached to linen. Flax warp, red wool weft. Two animals, perhaps lions, red on circular ground of undyed flax in centre, surrounded by groups of spots of flax on the red ground. It has a running wave border.

Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1914.26.14
  • Material: linen wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 101mm , Width: 88mm
  • Published references: Johnson, Antinoe & its Papyri, see p.180.
  • Site: Antinoe
  • Latitude: 27.816667
  • Longitude: 30.883333