Karanis; Textiles; Wool

Notes:

Two fragments, possibly from the same web, that have been sewn together.; Fragment A - yellowed warp and weft with a very deteriorated remnant of a divided tapestry band. Total width is 4 cm with two 1.5 cm purple bands, a blue/purple band between and 6 picks and 4 picks separating the dyed bands. There is a ribbed selvedge along one edge and a divided pinstripe is visible only along the selvedge. This pinstripe is 0.3 cm wide with two purple stripes, one 6 picks, the other 5 picks. There are two picks of yellow between.; Fragment B - yellow warp and weft with a very deteriorated section of the divided pinstripe described above. The ribbed selvedge is present on this very narrow piece.

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University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Subject Topic:

Karanis; Textiles; Egypt

Language:

UND

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