12-31-2005, 12:52 AM
The weight of the cloth i believe should resemble what the ancients would have used for sail cloth, for reasons of loom type i feel that Egyptian linen would have been preferred (no evidence just feeling) if you are looking for some contempary sources a mummified cat (circa 700-300 BC) is wrapped in a criss cross pattern with strips of linen in varying weight from fine to quite heavy.
http://www.egyptianholiday.net/mummified.htm
its the middle one in the first picture, you cannot see the detail here but i have a much more detailed photo.
http://www.egyptianholiday.net/mummified.htm
its the middle one in the first picture, you cannot see the detail here but i have a much more detailed photo.
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