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

Linen, with stitched on tapestry woven panel or band. Only part of this remains. A red wool weft on flax warp has a design worked in undyed flax and green wool.

Tapestry and plain weave. Tapestry – 14 warps per cm. Tightly Z twisted. Linen – 14 warps and wefts per cm. Border of 4 pairs of double warps with 2 rows of plain weave inbetween.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1884.94.5
  • Material: linen wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: textile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 114mm , Width: 64mm
  • Published references: Petrie Tanis I pp.36 - 37
  • Site: Tanis
  • Latitude: 30.976944
  • Longitude: 31.88