Berenike BE99 1772 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE99 1772
Inventory number
2281 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Piece of medium tabby with wrapped, reinforced selvedge
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
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/strong | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 12.0 | 14.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Standard BE wrapped selvedge
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
Over three bundles of 3/3/3.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001