Ancient Egyptian tunic fragment from Mostagedda dated 332 BC – AD 395

Portion of blue tunic. A regular weave of fine well spun yarns. The warp and most of the weft are wool. Stripes varying in width are formed with weft of white silk. There is a selvedge at each side formed of 28 sets of doubled warps and two sets, the first and fourth group, of four warps. Single wefts are used throughout the fabric.

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