Textile fragments PAS 1/2007

Find spot (context): el Ar 4 necropolis (4th Cataract area), Grave 1 (funerary). Explored in December 2007.

Dating: Christian.

Present location: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Warsaw. Inv. 1/2007.

Dimensions (in cm): 2.5x4, 4x2, 9x1 (with sewing thread - hem or repair)

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: None.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S spun
- brown
- 6-8 warps/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S spun
- brown
- 6-8 picks/cm

Other features: Sewing thread is a pair of S spun yarns, thin (each 0.5 mm).

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

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian.