Fragments of brocaded textile BM EA72287

Find spot (context): Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia). Unknown (settlement?). Textile register number: QI.72.T/247.

Dating: Early Christian Period (7th-10th c. CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA72287.

Dimensions (in cm): 47x5, 30x4.5

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: Bands decorated in 6 various diamond-shaped patterns + 1 thinner band decorated with "X".

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

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- S
- undyed
- 15 picks/cm

Other features: Patterned decor brocaded with paired woollen threads, S spun. Possibly curtain fragments.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA72287
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak).

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.