Karanis; Textiles; Wool; undecorated

Notes:

Several small fragments of woven wool fabric sewn together. The largest fragment (C) has yellowed warp and weft. The next layer (B) has yellowed warp with yellowed weft on one side and blue/purple weft on the other. B is sewn to C at right angles. The top two layers (A) have natural brown warp and green weft and may be from the same original fabric. They are sewn on at right angles to each other. Several strands of brown yarn are caught in sewing at the edge of the yellowed bottom fabric, possibly from the top fabric.

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Subject Topic:

Karanis; Textiles; Egypt

Language:

UND

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