Shroud fragments PAS 45/2007

Find spot (context): el Ar 4 necropolis (4th Cataract area), Grave 10 (funerary). Child burial. Explored in December 2007.

Dating: Christian.

Present location: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Warsaw. Inv. 45/2007.

Dimensions (in cm): 6x3 and smaller fragments

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: None.

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

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

Other features: Fabric evenly woven. Good condition.

Documentation: Textile examined by M.M. Wozniak, August 2019.

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.