Wrapping fragments BM EA78846

Find spot (context): Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia). Cemetery 21-R-2, Burial 169 (funerary). Field registration number: Cloth 176A,B. Categorized as "fabric type B".

Dating: Early Christian Period (600-850 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA78846.
Donated by W.Y. Adams/University of Kentucky, Museum of Anthropology in 2005. Previous inventory number UKMA 93.1.176 A, B.

Dimensions (in cm): 125x105 (max. reassembled)

Weave: Tabby.

Decoration: None.

Warp (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S
- cream (undyed)
- 8-10 threads/cm

Weft (fibre, twist, color, proportion):
- wool
- S
-cream (undyed)
- 12-13 picks/cm

Other features: Corded edge, type A7. Reinforced selvedges preserved, Type C2, with 3 Z2S warps. Fringed edge with twining (the tassels are looped and knotted).

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA78846
Textile seen in January 2017 (MM Wozniak). Due to its state of preservation (before conservation), it was not possible to unfold the piece.

Analysis: n.c.

Production: Nubian