Berenike BE00 2183 Linen tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE00 2183
Inventory number
1308 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scraps of fine brown tabby, even and of very high quality
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 | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | 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 | 15.0 | 30.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Brown yarn in system 1.
Other features
c.15cm² altogether
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001