Karanis / woven fragment / Wool
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Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.02.2548
- Object Name
- woven fragment
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Textiles
- Materials
- Wool
- Length
- 7;
- Width
- ;9
- Height
- ;
- Thickness
- ;
- Weight
- ;
- Inscribed
- no
- Full Artifact Description
- Small fragment of woven wool fabric with plied yellow warp and weft bands as follows:
- yellow 5 picks (or more)
- red 0.4 cm
- yellow 0.8 cm
- blue/black (weft-wrapping and tapestry) 3 cm
- There are three small orange tapestry sections in the blue/black band as well as the weft-wrapping.
- yellow and orange (tapestry) 0.7 cm
- There are plain selvedges along each edge. The fragment is wider at the edge with the red band and narrows to 6.5 cm at the yellow and orange tapestry band.
- Unit Grid Number
- C0051
- Component/Room
- 00A
- Area
- R
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Karanis
- Countermark
- no
- Condition Notes
- Somewhat dirty and worn. There are some edge tears. The weft-wrapping is somewhat deteriorated. Warp edges are somewhat frayed.
- Fabric Structure
- Weft-faced plain weave with tapestry and weft-wrapping.
- Border Type
- none
- Selvedge Type
- Plain
- Sewing
- none
- Yarn #
- 22548.WA.01;22548.WE.01;22548.WE.02;22548.WE.03;22548.WE.04
- Function
- warp;weft, weft-wrapping and some tapestry;weft;weft;weft - tapestry
- Color
- off white/lightly yellowed (465);off white/lightly yellowed (465);dull red (484);blue/black (BLK6);orange (ONZE)
- Yarns/cm
- 5;20 (based on 2 0.5 cm counts only);too few for accurate count;30;too few for accurate count
- Structure
- 2-ply;single;single;single;single
- Spin
- ssZ;s;s;s;s
- Twist Level
- high;med;low;med;med
- Fiber
- wool;wool;wool;wool;wool
- Type Category
- Textile
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2272 x 1704
- File Size
- 200 KB
- Record
- 0000.02.2548
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.02.2548/0000_02_2548p02.tif
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/kelsey:0000.02.2548:0000_02_2548P02.TIF
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"Karanis; woven fragment; Wool." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.02.2548/0000_02_2548p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 03, 2024.