Berenike BE99 1808 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE99 1808
Inventory number
4535 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scrap of fine tabby with some of weft red, some 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 | red/undyed | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 14.0 | 25.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Red/undyed yarn in system 1.
Other features
Apparently 12 red/12 undyed in system 1. Uncertain in system 2 direction.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001