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Qasr Ibrim QI98 1348 Wool thread, Z4s and mixed debris

Catalogue number QI98 1348 Description Length of brick-red thread, 2mm diam.. Z plied from 4 s spun yarns. Large amount of rubbish including a lot of cotton lint, z plied cords and threads. Lots of cotton seeds and scrap of human hair, reddish brown.
Context
Site Qasr Ibrim Context QI98 18013 Excavation year 1998
Basic information
Dimensions L. 130 mm Preservation state organic Object class yarn
Material cotton animal hair
Fibre identification method naked eye naked eye
Yarn structure single
Diameter average
Diameter range
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours red
Data recorded by Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild Data entered by Bela Dimova Date of study 2009