Berenike BE96 0219 Indian resist-dyed cotton with lotus buds, z/z
Catalogue number
BE96 0219
Inventory number
1730 I HD 016
Description
piece of resist-dyed cotton. roughly rectangular, with some tears in it.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
40
mm
W.
90
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
good, some irregularities
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 18.0 | 30.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
References
Wild, John Peter, and Felicity C. Wild. “The Textiles.” In Berenike 1996: Report of the 1996 Excavations at Berenike (Egyptian Red Sea Coast) and the Survey of the Eastern Desert, edited by Steven E. Sidebotham and Willeke Wendrich, 221–36. CNWS Publications. Leiden: Research School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies (CNWS), 1998.
Wild, John Peter, and Felicity C. Wild. “The Textiles.” In Berenike 1998: Report of the 1998 Excavations at Berenike and the Survey of the Eastern Desert Including Excavations at Wadi Kalalat, edited by Steven E. Sidebotham and Willeke Wendrich, 251–74. CNWS Publications. Leiden: Research School of Asian, African, and Amerindian Studies (CNWS), 2000.
Wild, John Peter, and Felicity C. Wild. “Through Roman Eyes: Cotton Textiles from Early Historic India.” In A Stitch in Time: Essays in Honour of Lise Bender Jørgensen, edited by Sophie Bergerbrant and S. H. Fossøy, 209–35. Gothenburg: University of Gothenburg, 2014.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001