Berenike BE94 0028 Wool tabby with fringe, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0028
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Three pieces of fine tabby with warp fringe.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | |||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 16.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Warp wool pigmented.
Fringe: no sign of any locking device. Yarns simply Z-twisted together as they project from the edge. Warps in strands 4/3/4/3/3/2/3/2/2. Max. surviving length of fringe c. 20 mm.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001