Berenike BE98 0945 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE98 0945
Inventory number
0546 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scraps of very fine, friable tabby
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
very fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 18.0 | 15.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Best cotton
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001