Karanis; Textiles; Wool
Fragment of yellowed woven wool fabric with three blue tapestry bands as follows:; yellow 2 cm; blue 0.7 cm; yellow 2.5 cm; blue 0.3 cm to 0.7 cm; yellow 2.8 cm; blue 0.4 cm to 1.5 cm; yellow 22 cm; The tapestry bands are badly damaged but there are some remnants of linen weft-wrapping. Two bands have sections that increase in width. All three bands are dove-tailed with yellow weft near one edge. There is a row of countered weft-twining 2.7 cm from the third blue band. The twining does not go all the way across the fragment. The row is doubled for 3 cm and single (not countered) for 2.5 cm. Twining loops pass over two warps each. There are repair stitches and other random stitches. A small piece (3 cm x 4.5 cm) of similar fabric was sewn on between the twining row and the tapestry bands.
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