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

Woollen, fine weave. Colour yellow with green and red stripes. On the middle of the piece, one narrow red stripe between two green stripe. Part of a red stripe on one edge, and part of a green stripe between two red stripes on the other edge. A few gaps, mainly on the central stripe. Some brownish stains.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.166
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • 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