Shroud fragments BM EA77361

Find spot (context): et Tereif (4th Cataract area). Cemetery 3-J-23, Grave (B) 76 (funerary).

Dating: Christian Period (550-1400 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA77361.

Dimensions (in cm): not measured

Weave: Tabby, weft-faced extended tabby 2/1 (a); tabby (b).

Decoration: Cream bands on dark brown ground (a); none (b).

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion): Textile (a)
- wool
- S
- dark brown
- 6 threads/cm (in tabby) and 3 paired threads/cm (in weft-faced extended tabby)

Textile (b)
- linen
- S (possibly splicing)
- undyed
- 6 threads/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
Textile (a)
- wool
- S
- dark brown
- 6 picks/cm (in tabby) and 16 picks/cm (in weft-faced extended tabby)

Textile (b)
- linen
- S (possibly splicing)
- undyed
- 3 picks/cm

Other features: Corded edge preserved in some places. Linen cords of 6-8 S spun threads plied Z. Traces of criss-crossed cords imprinted in the textile.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA77361
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak). Only a surface examination was possible, so the textiles described here are outer layers. The linen fabric was most probably placed near the body while the woollen banded textile, much thicker, was used as outer shroud.

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.