Berenike BE94 0108 Selvedge fragment
Catalogue number
BE94 0108
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Length of light brown wrapped, reinforced selvedge.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | wool | |
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | |||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | 0.3 | |||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | ||||
| Thread count range | ||||
| Supplementary yarn function | wrapping yarn |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Reinforced selvedge. Structure like 94.107 except outer 2 bundles of 5, inner bundle of 3 yarns.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
Wrapping yarn weaker s spun than ground weft.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001