Karanis; Textiles; Wool

Notes:

Three fragments of woven wool fabric that have been sewn together.; Fragment A - yellow warp and weft with two red weft bands which have oval tapestry sections near the center. There is a remnant of a third oval tapestry section, also. The bands vary from 0.4 cm to 0.6 cm wide. They are approximately 1.3 cm apart. The tapestry centers are approximately 1.5 cm warp-wise and 1 cm weft-wise. There are a few deteriorated linen wefts in the tapestry sections.; Fragment B - yellow warp and weft; Fragment C - yellow warp, purple weft. This fragment may be part of a tapestry section. Wefts encircle the warps along one edge and there are some deteriorated linen wefts and weft-wrapping across the fragment.

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University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Subject Topic:

Karanis; Textiles; Egypt

Language:

UND

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