Shroud fragment NCAM 11/2017

Find spot (context): Supposed provenance 4th Cataract area. Funerary context. Christian burial labelled "Mummy ID 0005".

Dating: Medieval period.

Present location: Textile sample in the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. Inv. NCAM 11/2017.

Dimensions (in cm): 8.5x2.8

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: None.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- Z spun
- undyed (golden)
- 8 warps/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- Z spun
- undyed (golden)
- 8-9 picks/cm

Other features: n.c.

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

Analysis: Strontium isotope analysis conducted by Isotope Laboratory, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan in August 2018.

Production: Imported.