Five small bundles of textile material BM EA84658

Find spot (context): Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia). Site 21-S-2, House 1, fill between arches of 1-19 and 1-20 (settlement).

Dating: Late Christian period (1200-1500 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84658.
Donated by W.Y. Adams/University of Kentucky, Museum of Anthropology in 2005. Previous inventory number UKMA n.d.

Dimensions (in cm): 22 x 10 (max.)

Description: Two bundles of raw fibre, one dark brown wool and another brown wool. Bundle of undyed cotton thread, S spun. Two scraps of wollen tabby fabrics.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84658
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak).

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian