Qompi Textile Heritage 04
Color Preservation Across Ancient Textile Traditions

The oldest cloth holds the truest color

Paracas Embroidered Mantles Andean Colonial Weavings Egyptian Funerary Linens Sassanid Court Silks Mediterranean Woolens 94% 71% 58% 43% 29% c. 200 BCE 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%