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

Three strips of fine linen with fringe. A narrow stripe, in red wool, is woven just above the fringe. One fragment wears two narrow red stripes.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.127
  • Material: linen wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (Fragment 1): 125mm , Width (Fragment 1, without fringe): 17mm , Length (Fragment 2): 120mm , Width (Fragment 2, without fringe): 13mm , Length (Fragment 3): 107mm , Width (Fragment 3, without fringe): 20mm
  • 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