Karanis / Sprang Fragment
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Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.01.0309
- Object Name
- Sprang Fragment
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Textiles
- Length
- 12;
- Width
- ;12
- Height
- ;
- Thickness
- ;
- Weight
- ;
- Inscribed
- no
- Full Artifact Description
- Fragment of natural brown needle knitted fabric. (Cross knit looping?) One edge was folded and there is a very small remnant of an attached piece of the same fabric going in the opposite direction.
- Unit Grid Number
- 0283
- Area
- R
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Karanis
- Countermark
- no
- Condition Notes
- Dirty and very worn. There are many edge tears and a few small interior holes. The fragment is stiff and brittle.
- Fabric Structure
- Needle knitting (cross loop knitting?).
- Sewing
- There is a small area of, possibly, modern repair. The repair yarn is zzS.
- Yarn #
- 10309.YN.01
- Function
- knitting
- Color
- deep brown (476)
- Structure
- 3-ply
- Spin
- sssZ
- Twist Level
- high
- Fiber
- wool
- Type Category
- Textile
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2272 x 1704
- File Size
- 233 KB
- Record
- 0000.01.0309
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.0309/0000_01_0309p01.tif
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