1,700-year-old sock

Originally found by a British archaeologist in a Roman-period cemetery in Oxyrhynchus (modern Al-Bahnasa in Egypt), this colourful 1,700-year-old sock with split toes was made in fine 3-ply wool through the knitting method known as ‘sprang’. It was preserved for a long time due to Egypt’s dry climate.

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