Qasr Ibrim QI90 1687 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI90 1687
Description
Piece of decayed fine tabby with light band. Brown.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
75
mm
W.
50
mm
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 | brown | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | strong | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 8.0 | |||
| Thread count range | 16 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Brown yarn in system 1.
Other features
Pale band (c.4mm wide) may be a ground colour, now decayed to brown.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009