Berenike BE98 1105 Indian resist-dyed cotton with overall dot-rosette pattern, z/z
Catalogue number
BE98 1105
Inventory number
1412 I
Description
Piece of resist-dyed z/z cotton showing dotted flower pattern in undyed on blue
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
115
mm
W.
105
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| 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 | 10.0 | 18.0 | ||
| Thread count range | 17 - 19 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Outlining figures on one side crisp, less defined on the back.
References
Wild, Felicity C., and John Peter Wild. “Textile Contrasts at Berenike.” In The Eastern Desert of Egypt during the Greco-Roman Period: Archaeological Reports, edited by Jean-Pierre Brun, Thomas Faucher, Bérangère Redon, and Steven Sidebotham. Collège de France, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4000/books.cdf.5254.
Wild, John Peter, and Felicity C. Wild. “Early Indian Cotton Textiles from Berenike.” In South Asian Archaeology 1999: Proceedings of the 15th Conference of the European Association of South Asian Archaeologists, Held at the University of Leiden, 5-9 July 1999, edited by Ellen M. Raven, 229–33. Groningen: Egbert Forsten, 2008.
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