Shroud fragments BM EA77366

Find spot (context): et Tereif (4th Cataract area). Cemetery 3-J-23, Grave (B) 130 (funerary).

Dating: Christian Period (550-1400 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA77366.

Dimensions (in cm): not measured

Weave: Tabby (a, b, c, d, e) and weft-faced extended tabby 2/1 (e).

Decoration: Cream bands on dark brown ground (e); none (a, b, c, d).

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion): Textile (a)
- wool
- S
- dark brown
- 7-8 threads/cm

Textile (b)
- linen
- S2z, Ssz
- undyed
- 12 threads/cm

Textile (c)
- linen
- S
- undyed
- 8-10 threads/cm (sometimes paired)

Textile (d)
- wool
- S
- dark brown
- 9 threads/cm

Textile (e)
- wool
- S
- dark brown
- 6 threads/cm (in tabby) and 3 paired threads/cm (in weft-faced extended tabby)

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion): Textile (a)
- wool
- S
- dark brown
- 6-8 picks/cm

Textile (b)
- linen
- S2z, Ssz
- undyed
- 6 picks/cm

Textile (c)
- linen
- S
- undyed
- 5 picks/cm (sometimes paired)

Textile (d)
- wool
- S
- dark brown
- 5 picks/cm

Textile (e)
- wool
- S
- dark brown
- 8 picks/cm (in tabby) and 16 picks/cm (in weft-faced extended tabby)

Other features: Corded edge preserved in some places. Bicolour tapes.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA77366
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak). Only a surface examination was possible. The banded fabric is the same as EA77361 (a).

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.