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

Soft woollen fabric, striped effect obtained by using coarser weft yarn at 5mm intervals. Four stripes have been embroidered with dark blue wool.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.134
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 130mm , Width: 77mm
  • 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