Berenike BE98 0784 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 0784
Inventory number
0558 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Another selvedge with medium fine tabby
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 18.0 | 12.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Standard BE wrapped selvedge round outer bundle of 4, middle of 6, inner of 4 warps.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
Thread count tentative.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001