Herculaneum 157 Cordage S3z

Catalogue number Cr 3 Inventory number 157 Description Incomplete object 6 fragments: diam. 1 cm; length: max. 5 cm / min. 3 cm Single threads: diam. 0,4-0,5 mm; twist direction and angle: z, 40.

Context

Context Herculaneum 157 Cordage S3z

Basic information

Preservation state carbonised Object class cordage


Material	esparto grass (Stipa tenacissima)
Fibre identification method	SEM
Yarn structure	plied
Diameter average
Diameter range

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