Karanis / Wool

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Record Details

Object Identifier
0000.01.3027
Other Number
Midgley 24.150.023
Type of Number
Catalogue Number
Object Type
Textiles
Materials
Wool
Length
4;
Width
;12
Height
;
Thickness
;
Weight
;
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Small fragment of woven wool fabric with yellow warp and weft and a 0.8 cm wide blue/black weft band along one edge. There are three rows of countered weft-twining. One is 0.2 cm below the blue/black band. The other two are 1.3 cm below the blue/black band. These two do not go completely across the fabric. Each twining loop passes over three warps. There are a few brown stitches.
Unit Grid Number
5043
Component/Room
00B
Area
R
Verbatim Provenance
Egypt
Verbatim Site
Karanis
Countermark
no
Condition Notes
Dirty and worn. There are a few small edge tears. One very small piece of the fragment is attached by only one or two wefts.
Fabric Structure
Weft-faced plain weave.
Border Type
none
Selvedge Type
none
Sewing
There are two brown stitches, 0.5 cm and 0.6 cm long, that wrap around a corner.
Yarn #
13027.WA.01;13027.WE.01;13027.WE.02;13027.WE.03;13027.YN.01
Function
warp;weft;weft;weft-twining;sewing
Color
off white/yellowed (OITHL);off white/yellowed (OITHL);blue/black (433);off white/yellowed (OITHL);medium brown/orange (469)
Yarns/cm
12;30 (two counts only);28 (based on one 0.5 cm count only);;
Structure
single;single;single;3-ply;single
Spin
s;s;s;sssZ;s
Twist Level
high;low;low;high;med
Fiber
wool;wool;wool;wool;wool
Type Category
Textile

Technical Details

Image Size
2243 x 1633
File Size
162 KB
Record
0000.01.3027
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.3027/0000_01_3027p01.tif

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"Karanis; Wool." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.3027/0000_01_3027p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024.
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