Berenike BE97 0044 Wool, S2z/z
Catalogue number
BE97 0044
Inventory number
0713 I
Description
Pieces of green, red, and yellow tufted carpet, very friable
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
70
mm
W.
70
mm
Object condition
very friable
Preservation state
organic
Object type
carpet
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | green | yellow | ||
| Yarn structure | plied | single | ||
| Twist strength | very weak | medium | ||
| Twist | S2z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.0 | |||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Green yarn in system 1. Yellow yarn in system 2.
Other features
Carpet type: At-Tar B1
System 2 undyed? Now stained with colours from weft knots. Worked in threes. Strands c.1.5-2 mm thick. c.4 ground strands per cm, pushed apart by knots, locking into green warp.
Knots: single rows of knots separated by 2 shots of ground weft. Type At-Tar B1, done with double yarn in madder red, dark green and orange-yellow (see drawing).
Yarn of knots (red): very slight S spin. Knots made with double yarn. Green and yellow knots probably the same.
Notes from the original description
Slight twist in system 1.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001