woven strip with knot; Karanis; Textiles; Bast; undecorated

woven strip with knot; Karanis; Textiles; Bast; undecorated

Description:

Long, narrow fragment of undyed woven linen fabric (tape or strap?) with plain selvedges along both sides and an overhand knot near one end. (knotted end?) One of the short ends of the knot has been tightly wrapped with a similar linen yarn.

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Rights:

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Subject Topics:
Karanis,  
Textiles,  
Language: UND
Type: still image