Textile fragments BM EA78525

Find spot (context): Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia). Site 21-S-2, House F2, Room 3, Fill near 1st floor (settlement).

Dating: Late Christian period (1200-1500 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA78525.
Donated by W.Y. Adams/University of Kentucky, Museum of Anthropology in 2005. Previous inventory number UKMA 85.2.828.

Dimensions (in cm): 21.5x5.5

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: None.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- Z
- undyed
- 10 threads/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- cotton
- Z
- undyed
- 9 picks/cm

Other features: Reinforced selvedge (at least 4 double warps).

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA78525
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak).

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Imported.