Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (11.1999(2000))

NAQLUN

EGYPT

TEXTILES FROM THE MONASTERY BUILDINGS

Small pieces of textiles found in the
monastery buildings on sites A, D and E
constitute a fairly big group of finds.
While too fragmentary for their exact
nature to be interpreted, these pieces pro-
vide a great deal of valuable data on
weaving techniques, fibers, coloring, and
sometimes also iconography. The materi-
als used in their production are invariably
wool and linen, the weaves are mainly

tabby and tapestry, sometimes accompa-
nied by lancer and brocher cloth.
Selvages have also been preserved in a few
cases.
Linen cloth has a natural color on the
whole; it may be dyed blue on occasion.
The woolen fabrics are richer in terms of
the colors used, these including dark blues,
sky blues, oranges, reds, celadons, greens,
beiges and browns.

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