Fragment of shroud PAS 68/2008

Find spot (context): el Ar 1 necropolis (4th Cataract area), Tumulus 6 (funerary). Excavated in January 2008.

Dating: Late Meroitic.

Present location: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Warsaw. Inv. 68/2008.

Dimensions (in cm): 3.5x7 and other smaller fragments not measured

Weave: Weft-faced tabby.

Decoration: None.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S spun
- cream
- 8 warps/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S spun
- light brown
- 18-20 picks/cm

Other features: Warp thickness 1mm, weft thickness 0.5mm.

Documentation: Textile examined by M.M. Wozniak, August 2019.

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.