Karanis / Sprang Fragment / Wool
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Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.01.3446
- Other Number
- Midgley 25.076.005
- Type of Number
- Catalogue Number
- Object Name
- Sprang Fragment
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Textiles
- Materials
- Wool
- Length
- 12;
- Width
- ;3
- Height
- ;
- Thickness
- ;
- Weight
- ;
- Inscribed
- no
- Full Artifact Description
- Small fragment of an orange, yellow and green sprang cap.
- Unit Grid Number
- 0244
- Component/Room
- 00B
- Area
- R
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Karanis
- Countermark
- no
- Condition Notes
- Very dirty, colors are difficult to distinguish. Somewhat worn.
- Fabric Structure
- 1/1 interlinking sprang and twining.
- Structure Details
- Sprang and twining were used to create yellow diamond patterns on a reddish background with a column of green in the center.
- Sewing
- none
- Yarn #
- 13446.YN.01;13446.YN.02;13446.YN.03
- Function
- sprang;sprang;sprang and twining
- Color
- orange (ONZE);deep green (5605);dark yellow (OGZB)
- Yarns/cm
- ;;
- Structure
- 2-ply;2-ply;2-ply
- Spin
- ssZ;ssZ;ssZ
- Twist Level
- med;med;med
- Fiber
- wool;wool;wool
- Type Category
- Textile
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2272 x 1704
- File Size
- 163 KB
- Record
- 0000.01.3446
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.3446/0000_01_3446p01.tif
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