Fragments of shroud ROM 973.24.3414.1 and 793.24.3414.2

Find spot (context): Gebel Adda (Sudanese Nubia). Cemetery II, tomb 353 (funerary). Field registration number: n.d. Museum textile number #29. Textile wrapped around skeleton.

Dating: Christian period.

Present location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (Canada). Inventory number ROM 973.24.3414.1 and 973.24.3414.2

Dimensions (in cm): 44x29; 10x20 + numerous small fragments not measured.

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: None.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- S spun, threads 0.3-0.5mm thick
- pale yellow, light brown (undyed)
- 7 warps/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- S spun, threads 1-1.5mm thick
- pale yellow, light brown (undyed)
- 7 picks/cm

Other features: Two fragments of fringes 6sZ which divide into 3 2sZ.

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

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.