Qasr Ibrim QI00 0968 Linen yarn, S2*

Catalogue number QI00 0968 Description Small hank of fine blue yarns bound near one end with undyed. Blue yarn c.0.5mm diam. Binding thread 4 parallel undyed flax yarns. Bound

Context

Site Qasr Ibrim Context QI00 23094 Excavation year 2000

Basic information

Preservation state organic Object class yarn


Material	cotton	flax
Fibre identification method	naked eye	naked eye
Yarn structure	spliced
Diameter average
Diameter range

FURTHER DETAILS

Colours blue

Data recorded by Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild Data entered by Bela Dimova Date of study 2008