Shenshef BE97 0091 Goat hair container(?), Z2s Z2s/s
Catalogue number
BE97 0091
Inventory number
1289 I
Description
Structure 1: ?container edging
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
30
mm
W.
40
mm
Preservation state
organic
Object type
container?
Fabric structure
twined
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | goat hair | goat hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | dark brown | reddish-brown | ||
| Yarn structure | plied, paired | |||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | Z2s Z2s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 6.0 | |||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dark brown yarn in system 1. Reddish-brown yarn in system 2.
Other features
Structure 2: S spun goat cordage. Structure 3: Fragments of reinforced selvedge.
References
Wild, John Peter, and Felicity C. Wild. “The Textiles.” In Berenike 1998: Report of the 1998 Excavations at Berenike and the Survey of the Eastern Desert Including Excavations at Wadi Kalalat, edited by Steven E. Sidebotham and Willeke Wendrich, 251–74. CNWS Publications. Leiden: Research School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies (CNWS), 2000.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001