Roundels; Karanis; Textiles; Linen; Wool
Large rectangular fragment of brown woven wool fabric with both selvedges intact and three sections of a border along a third edge. The fourth edge is torn and frayed. There are two blue/purple tapestry roundels. Each roundel is approximately 5.5 cm in diameter with remnants of linen weft-wrapping in both. There is also a narrow band of purple/red, approximately 0.4 cm wide between the roundels and the edge with a section of border. There are two picks of linen running down the center of this narrow band with 6 picks of red on the roundel side and 5 picks on the other side. The fabric has been folded and sewn along the edge with the border remnants. This fragment may have been part of a tunic or other item of clothing.
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