Karanis / Bast
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Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.01.3211
- Other Number
- Midgley 24.137.010
- Type of Number
- Catalogue Number
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Textiles
- Materials
- Bast
- Length
- 59.5;
- Width
- ;4
- Height
- ;
- Thickness
- ;
- Weight
- ;
- Inscribed
- no
- Full Artifact Description
- Long, narrow fragment of undyed woven linen fabric which is mostly selvedge.
- Subjects
- undecorated
- Component/Room
- 00AB
- Area
- R:G
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Karanis
- Countermark
- no
- Condition Notes
- Dirty and worn. There are a few very small interior holes, possibly pinholes, and larger edge tears.
- Fabric Structure
- Balanced plain weave, although most of the fabric present is warp-faced because of the selvedge.
- Border Type
- none
- Selvedge Type
- Plain, warp density increases
- Selvedge Width
- 15
- Sewing
- none
- Yarn #
- 13211.WA.01;13211.WE.01
- Function
- warp;weft
- Color
- pale beige (OISH);pale beige (OISH)
- Yarns/cm
- 7-15;4
- Structure
- single;single
- Spin
- z;z
- Twist Level
- varies, med - low;med
- Fiber
- flax;flax
- Type Category
- Textile
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2272 x 816
- File Size
- 89 KB
- Record
- 0000.01.3211
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.3211/0000_01_3211p01.tif
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"Karanis; Bast." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.3211/0000_01_3211p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.