Karanis / netting bag / Bast

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.01.2693
Other Number: Midgley 24.231.002
Type of Number: Catalogue Number
Object Name: netting bag
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis) Undetermined date
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Textiles
Materials: Bast
Length: 24;
Width: ;17
Height: ;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: The above measurements do not reflect warp and weft direction. This fragment is from a linen net. One end has been tied in a very large overhand knot. The netting knots are 1.5 cm to 2 cm apart.
Subjects: undecorated
Unit Grid Number: 5008
Component/Room: 00A
Area: R
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Countermark: no
Condition Notes: Very dirty, with some encrusted mud, especially the large knot at one end. Worn, with many tears.
Fabric Structure: Knotted netting
Yarn #: 12693.YN.01
Function: netting yarn
Color: pale beige (OISH)
Structure: 2-ply
Spin: ssZ
Twist Level: high
Fiber: flax
Type Category: Textile

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.01.2693
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.2693/0000_01_2693

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Full citation: "Karanis; netting bag; Bast." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.2693/0000_01_2693. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.