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

Woollen, fine. Colour brown. Two narrow purple stripes. One side has been sewn down with doubled brown wool. Some yellow threads, on the frament almost untied.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.170
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 190mm , Width (approx.): 150mm
  • 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