Berenike BE00 2146 Linen tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE00 2146
Inventory number
1173 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
fine tabby with self bands and starting border.
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 | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 25.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
self bands: 1st set: 2, one with 5, one with 3 yarns, separated from 2nd single self band by 11 single warps. 2nd fragment (probably same) has 2 adjacent self bands of 4 yarns.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001