Berenike BE98 1219 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 1219
Inventory number
1836 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scrap of green tabby with reinforced selvedge.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
75
mm
W.
25
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | |||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | green | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 12.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Green yarn in system 1.
Edges
Wrapped selvedge over 3 bundles of 3 threads, wrapped with pair of blue-green yarns as weft.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001