Catalogue numberCr 3Inventory number157DescriptionIncomplete object
6 fragments: diam. 1 cm; length: max. 5 cm / min. 3 cm
Single threads:
diam. 0,4-0,5 mm;
twist direction and angle: z, 40.
Context
ContextHerculaneum 157 Cordage S3z
Basic information
Preservation statecarbonisedObject classcordage
Material
esparto grass (Stipa tenacissima)
Fibre identification method
SEM
Yarn structure
plied
Diameter average
Diameter range
References
Coletti, Francesca. I tessuti di Pompei e d’Area Vesuviana. A3TEX Series, I. Roma: Edizioni Quasar, 2025.
Data recorded byFrancesca ColettiData entered byFrancesca ColettiDate of study2017