CONSERVATION OF A FATIMID SHAWL FROM THE NAQLUN CEMETERY
CONSERVATION OF A FATIMID SHAWL FROM THE NAQLUN CEMETERY

Summary/Abstract: A Fatimid shawl was put on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo as part of the exhibition Seventy Years of Polish Archaeology in Egypt, celebrating the Polish archaeological and conservation contribution to Ancient Egyptian heritage. The decision to display it at the Cairo exhibition, however, necessitated immediate full conservation treatment. This linen wrap (Nd.02.245) is a plain-weave textile with colorful silk decoration in tapestry weave. It is dated to the second half of the 12th century. Ultimately used as a burial wrapping (it was excavated from tomb T.316 on Cemetery A in Naqlun), it had suffered damages due to direct contact with products of human body decomposition.

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