Shroud fragments BM EA77176 [b]

Find spot (context): Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia). Cemetery 21-R-2, Burial 119 (funerary). Field registration number: Cloth 160. Categorized as "Type F".

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 93.1.160.

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: Weft-faced tabby.

Decoration: Cream and brown bands.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S
- dark brown
- 8 threads/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S
- dark brown, cream
- 11 picks/cm

Other features: Reinforced selvedge type C2.

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

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian