Shroud fragments NCAM 6/2017

Find spot (context): Provenance unknown. Funerary context. Christian burial labelled "Mummy ID 0002".

Dating: Medieval period.

Present location: Textile sample in the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw. Inv. NCAM 6/2017.

Dimensions (in cm): 3.2x4.5, 2.8x2

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: None.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S spun (tightly)
- dark brown
- 9-11 warps/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S spun (tightly)
- dark brown
- 8 picks/cm

Other features: Selvedge with 1 triple warps and 6 double warps.

Documentation: Analysis by M.M. Wozniak in December 2017.

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.