Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Hawara or Illahun dated AD 395 – 642

A fragment of woollen fabric with blue warps and finely woven in blue wool and yellow wool forming a stripe.
Plain woven with ten warps per centimetre and about 26 fine wefts per centimetre.

Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Hawara or Illahun
 dated AD 395 – 642

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1934.23.87.2
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Coptic Period
  • Excavator: W.M.F. Petrie
  • Dated: AD 395 - 642
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 78mm , Width: 40mm