Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Karanis dated 30 BC – AD 395

Woollen, coarse weave. Colour yellow, with dark three blue and tzo red stripes alternating.

Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Karanis dated 30 BC – AD 395

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.202
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 115mm , Width: 47mm
  • Published references: Jane. C. Batcheller, Late Roman Textiles from Karanis, Egypt: an investigation into the characterization of archaeological textiles, (PhD thesis, Manchester University, 2002).
  • Site: Karanis
  • Latitude: 29.517778
  • Longitude: 30.903333