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

A fragment of a woven wool border. The warp threads are red. The design is in blue on yellow ground, quatrefoils and blossoms within ovals, enclosed by lozenges of diamond shaped spots.

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

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1930.19.265
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Excavator: Joseph Starkey
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 147mm , Width: 97mm
  • 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