Shroud fragments PAS 47/2007

Find spot (context): el Ar 4 necropolis (4th Cataract area), Grave 8 (funerary). Explored in December 2007.

Dating: Christian.

Present location: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Warsaw. Inv. 47/2007.

Dimensions (in cm): 11.5x3.5, 4.5x6, 7x7 + small fragments

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: None.

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

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

Other features: Fabric evenly woven.

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

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.