Karanis; Textiles; Wool

Notes:

Several fragments of woven wool or linen fabric that have been sewn together. (rag amalgam); Fragment A - yellow warp and weft, wool; Fragment B - undyed linen; Fragment C - pale brown warp and weft with 2 cm of purple weft at one edge, wool; Fragment D - light medium brown warp and weft with 0.5 cm of purple weft at one edge and a row of countered weft-twining 0.8 cm from the edge of the purple weft. The twining loops pass over two warps each. Wool.; Fragment E - beige warp and weft with a ribbed selvedge, wool.; Fragment F - light medium brown warp and weft with purple bands as follows:; brown 2 cm; purple 1.5 cm; brown 0.4 cm; purple 0.5 cm; brown 0.4 cm; purple 1.5 cm; brown 6.5 cm; Fragment G - 2-ply yellow warp with a very deteriorated brown tapestry section at one end and weft bands at the other end as follows:; deteriorated tapestry section 12 cm; yellow 1.8 cm; brown 0.2 cm; yellow 2 picks; brown 1 cm; green/blue 4 picks; red 2 picks; green/blue 8 picks; brown (various shades) 1.3 cm; yellow 0.9 cm; brown 0.5 cm yellow 4 picks; brown 0.3 cm; dark purple 6 picks; brown (various shades) 3.5 cm; yellow 0.5 cm; (shaded stripes?); Fragment H - yellowed warp and weft. Several small pieces, possibly from the same web, that are sewn together but have become separated from the main group. There is a 6-ply linen sewing yarn as well as a 2-ply.; Fragment I - undyed linen warp and weft, attached to the main group.

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Collection:

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Subject Topic:

Karanis; Textiles; Egypt

Language:

UND

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