Fragment of shroud ROM 973.24.3482

Find spot (context): Gebel Adda (Sudanese Nubia). Church IV, Vault D(-B) (funerary). Field registration number: n.d. Museum textile number #108.

Dating: Late 13th - early14th c. CE

Present location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (Canada). Inventory number ROM 973.24.3482

Dimensions (in cm): 45x52 (complete width)

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: None. A large round stamp in purple (7cm diam.), Arabic script.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- Z spun
- undyed
- 18 warps/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- Z spun
- undyed
- 18 picks/cm

Other features: The textile seems impregnated (coat ?). Folds.

Documentation: Textile examined by M.M. Wozniak in November 2017.

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Imported.