Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Fragment of finely woven woollen fabric, dyed orange-yellow. Plain weave. There are 23 warps and 21 wefts per centimetre. Evenly woven.

Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Antinoe dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1914.26.27
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 99mm , Width: 63mm
  • Published references: Johnson, Antinoe & its Papyri, see p.180.
  • Site: Antinoe
  • Latitude: 27.816667
  • Longitude: 30.883333