woven fragment; Karanis; Textiles; Hair
Fragment of brown woven goat hair fabric with decorative weft band. The background is balanced plain weave but two warps have been used as one for the band only. The weft has been beaten firmly to give the effect of vertical stripes in the center of the band by alternating red and yellow wefts. Patterning is as follows:; brown balanced weave 3 cm; dark brown (2 weft picks) 0.2 cm; yellow (3? weft picks) 0.2 cm; red (3? weft picks) 0.2 cm; dark brown (4 weft picks) 0.5 cm; yellow (3 weft picks) 0.3 cm; red and yellow alternating 1.5 cm; yellow (3 weft picks) 0.3 cm; dark brown (4 weft picks) 0.4 cm; red (3? weft picks) 0.2 cm; yellow (3 weft picks) 0.3 cm; dark brown (2 weft picks) 0.2 cm; brown balanced weave 8.5 cm
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