Shroud fragments BM EA77367

Find spot (context): et Tereif (4th Cataract area). Cemetery 3-J-23, Grave (B) 90 (funerary).

Dating: Christian Period (550-1400 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA77367.

Dimensions (in cm): not measured

Weave: Tabby and weft-faced extended tabby 2/1.

Decoration: Cream bands on dark brown ground.

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

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion): - wool
- S
- dark brown
- 7 picks/cm (in tabby) and 13 picks/cm (in weft-faced extended tabby)

Other features: n.c.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA77367
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak). The banded fabric is the same as EA77361 (a) and EA 77366.

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.