Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated 30 BC – AD 395

A fragment of red wool with a natural flax border along one edge. There is an added fringe in green, blue and red.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.287
  • Material: flax wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 250mm , Width: 112mm , Depth: 4mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667