En Rahel ER 293a Date palm rope

Catalogue number ER 293a Description Part of a tangle of four knotted and twisted ropes. A lot of knots. 10 twists per 10 cm.

Context

Site En Rahel Context En Rahel Storage box 60 Excavation year 1981

Basic information

Preservation state organic Object class rope


Material	palm
Fibre identification method
Yarn structure
Diameter average	13.5 mm
Diameter range

References

Shamir, Orit. “Textiles, Basketry and Cordage from En Rahel.” Atiqot 38 (1999): 91–123.

Data recorded by Orit Shamir Data entered by Bela Dimova Date of study 1999