Berenike BE00 2131 Linen basket weave, zz/zz
Catalogue number
BE00 2131
Inventory number
1142 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scraps of dark reddish brown basket weave.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium coarse
Fabric structure
basket weave
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | dark reddish-brown | |||
| Yarn structure | single, paired | single, paired | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | zz | zz | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dark reddish-brown yarn in system 1.
Other features
c.30cm².
A bast fibre, almost certainly flax. Some fibres have a lumen.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001