Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated 30 BC – AD 395

Two fragments of natural wool. Both have three black stripes between which are pink stripes with a natural stripe in the centre. On the largest fragment the pink is faded.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.288
  • Material: wool
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Dated: 30 BC - AD 395
  • Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
  • Object name: wool fragment
  • Dimensions: Length (smallest fragment): 160mm , Width (smallest fragment): 40mm , Depth (smallest fragment): 3mm , Length (largest fragment): 134mm , Width (largest fragment): 103mm , Depth (largest fragment): 3mm
  • Site: Qasr Ibrim
  • Latitude: 22.650278
  • Longitude: 31.991667