Shroud fragment NCAM 2/2017

Find spot (context): Supposed provenance Abu Haraz (4th Cataract area). Funerary context. Christian burial labelled "Mummy ID 0001".

Dating: Medieval period.

Present location: Textile sample in the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. Inv. NCAM 2/2017.

Dimensions (in cm): 3.5x6

Weave: Weft-faced tabby.

Decoration: None.

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

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

Other features: n.c.

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

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.