Berenike BE98 1143 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 1143
Inventory number
0542 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scrap of once red wool tabby. Warp looks brown, possibly undyed.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | brown/red | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 11.0 | 28.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Brown/red yarn in system 1.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001