Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated AD 550 - 1400

Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated AD 550 – 1400

Two fragments of natural coloured tabby with a thick warp and thinner weft. One has a sewn seam. The other piece has the remains of a starting or finishing border or selvedge.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.65
Material: textile
Culture: Christian Period, Nubian Culture
Period: Coptic Period - Arab Period
Dated: AD 550 - 1400
Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
Object name: textile fragment
Dimensions: Length: 164mm , Width: 32mm , Depth: 2mm , Length: 126mm , Width: 85mm , Depth: 2mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667