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

Rectangular piece of textile. Woollen, fine. Colour brown with purple stripe (26mm wide), and two stripes of twisted threads of wool underneath. Surface with one split and one gap.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.193
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 190mm , Width: 118mm
  • 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