Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (16.2004(2005))

NAQLUN

EGYPT

a specific category of textiles featuring metal
thread decoration: child's cap Nd.04.030
{Fig. 6} from grave T. 304, shawl Nd.04.237
from grave T. 371, fragment of textile
Nd.04.195 from grave T. 355 and yet
BUILDING
Meriting interest are the pieces of woolen
bag-shaped tunic Nd.04.301 found in
Building G, under a mud floor just by the
threshold in the entrance from room 5 to
room 7. Found with the tunic were three
fragments of woolen textile (Nd.04.290)
in plain tabby weave, decorated by lance

another fragment of textile Nd.04.112
{Fig. 5], found in the fill south of grave
T. 305. Unfortunately, the specific piece of
clothing from which the last two pieces
may have come could not be identified.
G (ROOM 5)
and embroidery. The ornament includes
a Coptic inscription or pseudo-inscription.
Woolen textiles predominate among the
pieces recovered from Building G, but
their fragmentary state precluded any de-
termination of shape, size and possible
function.


0 30 cm

Fig. 1. Child's tunic Nd. 04.028
(Drawing B. Czaja-Szeiuczak)

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