Berenike BE98 1192 Wool half-basket weave, z/zz
Catalogue number
BE98 1192
Inventory number
0945 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Roughly rectangular piece of tattered half basket weave.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
170
mm
W.
75
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
half-basket weave
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single, paired | ||
| Twist strength | weak | |||
| Twist | z | zz | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.5 | 40.0 | ||
| Thread count range | 9 - 10 |
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001