Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Hawara or Illahun dated AD 395 – 642

A linen fragment, woven with thick threads with a loose fringe along one end with an embroidered band of diamond shapes in blue, green, red and mauve woollen threads.
Plain woven with 12 warps and nine wefts per centimetre.

Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Hawara or Illahun
 dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1934.23.80
  • Material: linen wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 409mm , Width: 157mm