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Qasr Ibrim QI00 1247 Linen yarn, S2*
Catalogue number
QI00 1247
Description
Roll of very fine flax yarn, as if slipped off a stick. Yarn very fine, no more than 0.3mm thick; roll measures 125mm long and 18mm across.
Context
Site
Qasr Ibrim
Context
QI00 23113
Excavation year
2000
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Object class
yarn
Material
flax
Fibre identification method
naked eye
Yarn structure
spliced
Diameter average
0.3 mm
Diameter range
- 0.3 mm
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008