Berenike BE99 3209 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE99 3209
Inventory number
3953 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scraps of red and green striped tabby.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
40
mm
W.
40
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | red | green/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 | 14.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Red yarn in system 1. Green and red yarn in system 2.
Other features
Repeat in system 2: green/5mm red/7mm green etc.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001