Qasr Ibrim QI05 0090 Linen tabby, S2*/S2*
Catalogue number
QI05 0090
Description
Piece of fineish tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
100
mm
W.
120
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | spliced | spliced | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | S2z | S2z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 21.5 | 12.0 | ||
| Thread count range | 21 - 22 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
6 more fragments of same or identical fabrics, c.40cm² in total.
There is an apparent repair to a break in system 1. System 1 is wrapped 6 times round an adjacent system 2 and the 'shed' ahead of it is empty.
Some knots in system 2
Notes from the original description
Some splicing in both systems.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005