Karanis / Plant materials

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.01.2147
Other Number: Midgley 24.181.001
Type of Number: Catalogue Number
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis) Undetermined date
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Textiles
Materials: Plant materials
Length: A - 16; B - 9;
Width: ;A - 6; B - 13.5
Height: ;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;
Pierced: no
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Two fragments of beige woven wool fabric that have been sewn together. The warp of fragment B is at an angle to the warp of fragment A. Part of the fabric of fragment A, opposite from the sewing, has been tied into an overhand knot. (Knotted end.)
Subjects: undecorated
Unit Grid Number: 4026
Component/Room: 00D
Area: R
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Production Site: site
Countermark: no
Condition Notes: Dirty and very worn. Both pieces are very deteriorated, with interior holes, large edge tears and damaged wefts that leave exposed warps. Both pieces are very loose.
Fabric Structure: Roughly balanced plain weave.
Border Type: none
Selvedge Type: none
Sewing: Both A and B were folded and sewn together with coarse wool overhand stitches that measure from 0.3 cm to 0.8 cm long.
Yarn #: 12147.WA.01;12147.WE.01;12147.WA.02;12147.WE.02;12147.YN.01
Function: warp - fragment A;weft - fragment A;warp - fragment B;weft - fragment B;sewing
Color: beige (465 dull);beige (465 dull);beige (465 dull);beige (465 dull);off white/lightly yellowed (465)
Yarns/cm: 10;16;9;16;
Structure: single;single;single;single;single, used doubled
Spin: s;s;s;s;s
Twist Level: high;low;high;low;med
Fiber: wool;wool;wool;wool;wool
Type Category: Textile

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.01.2147
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.2147/0000_01_2147

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Full citation: "Karanis; Plant materials." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.2147/0000_01_2147. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 26, 2024.