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

Large woollen textile fragment. Pale brown or yellow cloth with three patches of purple or dark blue cloth sewn roughly to it with doubled yellow wool. Tapestry weave.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.105
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 455mm , Width: 338mm
  • 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