Shroud fragment NCAM 12/2017

Find spot (context): Supposed provenance 4th Cataract area. Funerary context. Christian burial labelled "Mummy ID 0006" (Male?).

Dating: Medieval period.

Present location: Textile sample in the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. Inv. NCAM 12/2017.

Dimensions (in cm): 2.7x5.5

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: None.

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

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

Other features: n.c.

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

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Possibly imported.