Thessaloniki Demokratias Metro station Purple weft-faced tabby, ?/z
Catalogue number
Thessaloniki 001
Description
Purple fabric covered the head of a middle-aged man.
Gold thread also found in the tomb.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
weft-faced tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ||||
| Fibre identification method | ||||
| Colour | purple | |||
| Yarn structure | single | |||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | z | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 22.0 | 97.0 | ||
| Thread count range | 88 - 105 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Measurements after published photographs
References
Karapanagiotis, Ioannis, Sophia Sotiropoulou, Stella Vasileiadou, Electra Karagiannidou, Dimitrios Mantzouris, and Panagiotis Tsiamyrtzis. “Shellfish Purple and Gold Threads from a Late Antique Tomb Excavated in Thessaloniki.” Arachne 5 (2018): 64–77.
Data entered by
Bela Dimova