Herculaneum 183 (1) Cordage Z2s

Catalogue number Cr 4 Inventory number 183, 84767 (19.10.95. 2) n. 12 (1) Description Incomplete object Single threads: diam. 10 mm; twist angle: 22.

Context

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

Basic information

Dimensions L. 12 mm Object class cordage


Material	esparto grass (Stipa tenacissima)
Fibre identification method	SEM
Yarn structure	plied
Diameter average
Diameter range	1.8 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