Shroud fragments BM EA77176 [a]

Find spot (context): Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia). Cemetery 21-R-2, Burial 147 (funerary). Field registration number: Cloth 160. Categorized as "Type I".

Dating: Early Christian Period (600-850 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA77176.
Donated by W.Y. Adams/University of Kentucky, Museum of Anthropology in 2005. Previous inventory number UKMA 93.1.161.

Dimensions (in cm): 16x6, 6x4, 13x6, 19x7, 18x11.5, 7.5x5.5 (measurements given for the whole set of fragments in the Museum database)

Weave: Tabby. The weaving is very loose, creating a net-like structure.

Decoration: None.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- S
- undyed
- 4-6 threads/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- S
- undyed
- 5-7 picks/cm

Other features: n.c.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA77176
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak).

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian