Berenike BE96 0436 Linen textile, ss/s
Catalogue number
BE96 0436
Inventory number
4255 I HD 032
Description
Piece of heavy-weight one-time coloured ‘carpet’ in final stage of disintegration into soluble ‘dish-cloth’.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Object type
carpet
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | |||
| Twist strength | medium | |||
| Twist | ss | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 22.0 | |||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Pattern
Alternate shots of weft contain single wefts and 1? weft + a colour. Reds and greens visible, possibly even in the same shed.
Other features
Basic fabric flax, with coloured wool. 1 red yarn is z spun. Nature of knots or loops uncertain.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001