Shroud fragment NCAM 10/2017

Find spot (context): Supposed provenance 4th Cataract area. Funerary context. Christian burial labelled "Mummy ID 0004".

Dating: Medieval period.

Present location: Textile sample in the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. Inv. NCAM 10/2017.

Dimensions (in cm): 4.8x13.5

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: None.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S spun
- dark brown
- 4-5 warps/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S spun
- dark brown
- 4-5 picks/cm

Other features: n.c.

Documentation: Analysis by M.M. Wozniak in December 2017.

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.