woven fragment; Karanis; Textiles; Linen; Wool

Notes:

Fragment of woven wool fabric with brown warp, 10 cm of a brown weft band (part of which is missing) and 8 cm of a blue weft band. There is a row of red countered weft-twining in the brown band. The twining loops pass over two warps each. There are remnants of linen weft-wrapping in the blue band. A few small linen slit tapestry elements are found between the brown and blue bands. There are yellowed stitches in various places. There are four warp ribs in the blue band. Each rib has four or five warps.

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Subject Topic:

Karanis; Textiles; Egypt

Language:

UND

Rights:

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URL:

http://name.umdl.umich.edu/IC-KELSEY-X-0000.01.3812%5D0000_01_3812P01.TIF