Herculaneum 132 (2) Cordage

Catalogue number Cr 2 Inventory number 132 (2) Description Incomplete object Tubular braid (6-strand). 3 fragments: length 4,5 cm / 6 cm / 1,8 cm Single threads: diam. 1,5-2 mm; twist direction and angle: z, 20-22.

Context

Site Herculaneum Context Coastline (Area della Marina) Excavation year 1869

Basic information

Preservation state carbonised Object class cordage


Material	esparto grass (Stipa tenacissima)
Fibre identification method	SEM
Yarn structure
Diameter average
Diameter range	5.0 mm - 6.0 mm

References

Coletti, Francesca. I tessuti di Pompei e d’Area Vesuviana. A3TEX Series, I. Roma: Edizioni Quasar, 2025.

Data recorded by Francesca Coletti Data entered by Francesca Coletti Date of study 2017