Karanis / Woven fragment / Wool

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.01.0366
Other Number: Midgley 25.074.001
Type of Number: Catalogue Number
Object Name: Woven fragment
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis) Undetermined date
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Textiles
Materials: Wool
Length: 12;
Width: ;9
Height: ;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;
Pierced: no
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Fragment of woven wool fabric with yellow warp and a small section (less than 1 cm remains) of yellow weft. The rest of the piece is green/blue weft with natural linen weft-wrapping.
Unit Grid Number: 0344
Area: R
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Countermark: no
Condition Notes: Very dirty and worn.
Fabric Structure: Weft-faced plain weave with weft-wrapping.
Border Type: none
Selvedge Type: none
Sewing: Modern threads hold the fragment together where it was split.
Yarn #: 10366.WA.01;10366.WE.01;10366.WE.02;10366.WE.03
Function: warp;weft;weft;weft-wrapping
Color: off white/deeply yellowed (OITH);off white/deeply yellowed (OITH);deep green/blue (5463);beige (OISH)
Yarns/cm: 5;too few for accurate count;28;
Structure: 2-ply;2-ply;single;single
Spin: ssZ;ssZ;s;s
Twist Level: med;med;varies, med - low;low
Fiber: wool;wool;wool;flax
Type Category: Textile

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.01.0366
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.0366/%25-2

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Full citation: "Karanis; Woven fragment; Wool." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.0366/%25-2. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024.