Fragment of painted textile BM EA72269

Find spot (context): Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia). (unknown - Museum file has "shroud", possibly funerary context).

Dating: 8th-10th c. CE

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA72269.

Dimensions (in cm): 41.5x39.5 and 12.5x4.5

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: The linen panel was painted. The original composition is difficult to reconstruct. Traces of drapery and ornamental collar.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- linen
- S
- undyed
- 12 threads/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- linen
- S
- undyed
- 13 picks/cm

Other features: An area with 6-8 wefts. Thickness of the thread uneven.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA72269
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak).

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.