Berenike BE98 0970 Linen tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 0970
Inventory number
0773 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scrap of tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
50
mm
W.
100
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | dirty medium brown | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 8.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dirty medium brown yarn in system 1.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001