Ancient Egyptian textile fragment from Tanis San el Hagar dated AD 395 – 642

Small roundel from a tunic. Tapestry woven on flax warps in red, green and yellow wool and undyed flax. A floral design with border of alternating squares of red and yellow wool and undyed flax on a dark green ground.

Tapestry – mounted on top of linen. 12 warps per cm.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1884.94.13
  • Material: linen wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 74mm , Width: 62mm
  • Published references: Petrie Tanis I pp.36 - 37
  • Site: Tanis
  • Latitude: 30.976944
  • Longitude: 31.88