Berenike BE01 2968 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE01 2968
Inventory number
3368 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scraps of decorated ?striped fine tabby with selvedge
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/dark blue-green/yellow | red/dark green-blue/yellow/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 | 20.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Red/dark green-blue/yellow/green yarn in system ?.
Edges
Reinforced selvedge over single bundle of 5 S spun warp threads.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001
