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

Panel from heavy woollen fabric. Warps self-colour doubled. Wefts yellow and brown embroidered with undyed flax thread into rectangular spaces filled with various geometrical devices. A running wave border below.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.212
  • Material: flax linen wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (Longest point): 280mm , Length: 215mm , Width: 165mm
  • 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