Karanis / Wool

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.01.3987
Other Number: Midgley 25.088.022
Type of Number: Catalogue Number
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis) Undetermined date
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Textiles
Materials: Wool
Length: 44;
Width: ;8
Height: ;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Fragment of yellowed woven wool fabric with a divided tapestry band. This blue/black dove-tailed band is in three parts as follows:; blue/black 5.5 cm; yellow 0.2 cm (8 picks); blue/black 1 cm; blue/black 5.3 cm; A row of small linen slit tapestry elements borders each edge of the blue/black bands. There are remnants of linen weft-wrapping in each band.
Unit Grid Number: 0261
Area: R
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Countermark: no
Condition Notes: Somewhat dirty and worn. There are a few small interior holes and larger edge tears. The weft-wrapping in the blue/black bands is very deteriorated. Weft edges are frayed.
Fabric Structure: Weft-faced plain weave with dove-tail and slit tapestry and weft-wrapping.
Border Type: none
Selvedge Type: none
Sewing: none
Yarn #: 13987.WA.01;13987.WE.01;13987.WE.02;13987.WE.03
Function: warp;weft;weft;weft and weft-wrapping
Color: off white/lightly yellowed (465);off white/yellowed (OITHL);blue/black (BLK6);pale beige (OISH)
Yarns/cm: 9;52;52;too few for accurate count
Structure: single;single;single;single
Spin: s;s;s;s
Twist Level: varies, med - high;low;varies, med - low;low
Fiber: wool;wool;wool;flax
Type Category: Textile

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 118 KB
Record: 0000.01.3987
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.3987/0000_01_3987p02.tif

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