Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia). Church 1, North Crypt, Burial of Bishop Timotheos (funerary). Textile register number: QI. T/25.
Late Christian Period (14th c. CE).
British Museum, London. Inventory number EA7225.
168x67.5 (complete width)
Tabby.
Two thin bands embroidered with paired/simple blue cotton thread, in running stitch; each band counts three rows. The bands are places in the lower part, near end.
- cotton
- Z
- undyed
- 14-16 threads/cm
- cotton
- Z
- undyed
- 17-18 picks/cm
Selvedges are preserved, each has three paired warps. The corners are tied with cotton cords (S spun, several threads plied Z). Also, around the middle of the fabric, the textile edges has been tied into two small bundles and tied with same cotton cords.
British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA72258
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak).
n.c.
Fabric imported. Cords locally made.