Qasr Ibrim QI05 0158 Plait

Catalogue number QI05 0158 Description Three lengths of thick 3-cord plait. At one end of one fragment the cord ends and is reversed upon itself somehow. Each cord consists of 14 parallel yarns of S spliced flax of varying diameter, from 0.5mm - 1.5mm. Plait c.15mm wide and 7mm thick.

Context

Site Qasr Ibrim Context QI05 25382 Excavation year 2005

Basic information

Preservation state organic Object class plait


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Data recorded by Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild Data entered by Bela Dimova Date of study 2005