Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 395 – 642

A strip from a border, linen tapestry woven in red, green and purple wools. The design is a row of alternating cones and flowers on upright stalks.
There are nine warps per centimetre with a Z twist on warp thread.

Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1924.39.S
  • Material: linen wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 600mm , Width: 25mm
  • Site: Oxyrhynchus
  • Latitude: 28.531
  • Longitude: 30.647