Context (Other)
This object does appear to broadly match the description of 1921.640, which currently has no storage location, but 1921.641 is also a mat with no location and a very generic description. The information from that excavation of Sedment has therefore been tentatively added to this record, but it could be that this is another mat from a different excavation altogether. The Sedment I publication should be checked to see if this mat can be definitely identified.
Event Date 20/9/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Related Documents)
A note found in Rachel Hand's hand reads: 'Unknown object. ?Archaeological Textile. RH remembers this is associated with the model loom [TEMP.00619] (large + freestanding) from Oriental Studies'. Although this object was almost certainly part of the transfer of material from Oriental Studies, it is not related to the model loom.
Event Date 20/9/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Related Documents)
A piece of paper found with the object reads: '207'.
Event Date 20/9/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Description for TEMP.00630 A-D: 'Large, woven mat in roughly six pieces of various sizes. The long edges are folded over and bound, while the short edges are finished with fine twists similar to rope.'
Event Date 20/9/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
One of six pieces of a woven reed mat. A rectangular fragment made of vertical strips joined horizontally at spaced intervals of 25mm with double twisted reed strips like rope. These twisted reed strips run around the edges to consolidate them. The top and bottom edges are consolidated by turning the strip ends and weaving a twisted reed strips at 15mm intervals imitating a threading at both ends.
Event Date 23/5/2024
Author: Ikram Ghabriel

Context (Amendments / updates)
The six separate mat pieces are likely part of the same mat. They have been assigned A-D suffixes for storage purposes.
Event Date 23/5/2024
Author: Emily Shorter

Conservation (Passive Pest treament)
CON.2025.6172 | Passive Pest treament
Event Date 10/4/2025
Author: Stephanie De Roemer