Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 395 – 642

A tapestry woven shoulder band from a woollen tunic. Tapestry woven in dark purple and undyed flax. Detached floral devices are worked in purple wool on the flax thread ground. The leaf shaped pendant has a trefoil in flax on purple wool ground.
There are 11 warps per centimetre. Part of the stitched edge resembles a plait.

Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Oxyrhynchus dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1924.31.13.19
  • Material: linen wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 727mm , Width: 66mm
  • Site: Oxyrhynchus
  • Latitude: 28.531
  • Longitude: 30.647