Karanis; Textiles; Wool

Notes:

Fragment of yellowed woven wool fabric with a divided red/purple tapestry band and a divided pinstripe. The tapestry band is discontinuous, ending 4 cm from the selvedge edge. This band is 4 cm from the weft-wise edge. Each half is approximately 1.9 cm wide with 0.3 cm of yellow weft between. There are a few linen wefts (possibly weft-wrapping) within the band, as well as slit tapestry linen decorative elements along the edges. The divided pinstripe is 0.5 cm total width with 6 purple picks in each half and 2 picks of yellow between. There is a ribbed selvedge along one edge and there are stitches next to the selvedge. The stitches have a small piece of yellowed fabric caught in them. There is a thick cord next to the selvedge at the divided pinstripe. Each half is, possibly, a 6-ply yarn. These two yarns were Z-twisted together. The cord was stitched into the fabric.

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Subject Topic:

Karanis; Textiles; Egypt

Language:

UND

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