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

Woollen, fine, once rectangular piece of textile. Colour yellow. Strip stitched to it with doubled brown wool. Numerous gaps, mainly in one corner.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.147
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 237mm , Width: 170mm
  • 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