Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Hawara or Illahun dated About AD 600

A woven fragment of a woollen scarf from a mummy. Brick red coloured, plain woven. A small corner has been darned in matching coloured wool thread.
There are 13 warp threads and 11 weft threads per centimetre.

Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Hawara or Illahun
 dated About AD 600

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1934.23.30
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: About AD 600
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 212mm , Width: 170mm