Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated AD 550 - 1400 - Bolton's Egypt

Ancient Egyptian wool fragment from Qasr Ibrim dated AD 550 – 1400

A fragment of natural tabby wool with an embroidered pattern of a repeat diamond with a cross in the centre in blue wool.

Part of large collection of textiles from Qasr Ibrim.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:2007.45.60
Material: wool
Culture: Christian Period, Nubian Culture
Period: Coptic Period - Arab Period
Dated: AD 550 - 1400
Associated corp. body: Egypt Exploration Society
Object name: wool fragment
Dimensions: Length: 241mm , Width: 147mm , Depth: 3mm
Site: Qasr Ibrim

Latitude: 22.650278
Longitude: 31.991667