Berenike BE98 1183 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 1183
Inventory number
0945 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Blue tabby with red stripes.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
80
mm
W.
145
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
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 | blue | blue, red | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 5.0 | 14.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue yarn in system 1. Blue and red yarn in system 2.
Other features
Sequence: 25+mm blue/ 17mm red/ 4mm blue/ 17mm red/ + blue.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001