Fragments of a woollen mantle BM EA78847

Find spot (context): Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia). Cemetery 21-R-2, Burial 20 (funerary). Field registration number: Cloth 238B. Categorized as "fabric type D".

Dating: Early Christian Period (600-850 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA78847.
Donated by W.Y. Adams/University of Kentucky, Museum of Anthropology in 2005. Previous inventory number UKMA 93.1.238A.

Dimensions (in cm): 130x155

Weave: Weft-faced tabby.

Decoration: Lighter bands on dark brown ground. Small triangular patterns embroidered in blue and cream (undyed) near selvedge.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S
- brown
- 6 threads/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- S
- dark brown, brown, light brown
- 12 to 20picks/cm

Other features: Corded edge, type A7. Reinforced selvedges preserved, Type C2, with 3 triple warps.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA78847
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak). Due to its state of preservation (before conservation), it was not possible to unfold the piece.

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian