Berenike BE99 1534 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE99 1534
Inventory number
1299 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Two scraps of very fine brown 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 | 25.0 | 30.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
System 1 thread count approximate.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001