Qasr Ibrim QI90 1604 Wool tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
QI90 1604
Description
Pieces of heavily degraded, now open, fine brown tabby
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
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 | brown | brown | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | strong | medium/strong | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 15.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Brown yarn in both systems.
Other features
System 1 thread count approximate.
Mass measures 100mm x 100mm 20mm
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009