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

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

A fragment of textile with a dark blue tabby ground with two decorative woven bands. One decorative band is brown and light blue with remnants of red in two places, and the other decorative band is brown and dark blue with diamond patterning.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.43
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: 191mm , Width: 140mm , Depth: 2mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667