Textile fragment BM EA78552

Find spot (context): Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia). Site 21-S-2, House F2, Room 1, Dung floor (settlement).

Dating: Late Christian period/Post-Christian period.

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA78552.
Donated by W.Y. Adams/University of Kentucky, Museum of Anthropology in 2005. Previous inventory number UKMA 85.2.42.

Dimensions (in cm): 12.4x11.5

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: Blue ground (piece dyed).

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- linen
- S
- blue (piece dyed)
- 16 threads/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- Z
- blue (piece dyed)
- 18 picks/cm

Other features: A triangular seam sewn in simple running stitch. Sewing thread is S2z undyed cotton.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA78552
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak).

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Imported.