Karanis; Textiles; Wool

Notes:

Fragment of yellowed woven wool fabric with a 1.3 cm purple/red weft band 5 cm from one edge and 3.5 cm from the other edge. There is a weft-twining row on either side of the purple/red band, 0.3 cm on one side, 0.2 cm on the other side. A third weft-twining row is 1.7 cm from the purple/red band, near the most uneven edge. The twining loops pass over three warps. A small piece of similar fabric was attached to both sides with sewing. There are other stitches along the weft band. There is a remnant of a selvedge along one edge. Only the inner rib is intact.

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Subject Topic:

Karanis; Textiles; Egypt

Language:

UND

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