Karanis / Wool
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Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 0000.01.3357a
- Other Number
- Midgley 25.022.002
- Type of Number
- Catalogue Number
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Textiles
- Materials
- Wool
- Length
- 13
- Width
- 19.5
- Inscribed
- 161
- Full Artifact Description
- Fragment of woven wool fabric with weft bands as follows:
- beige 1 cm
- brown 1 cm
- beige 5.6 cm
- brown 0.7 cm
- beige 0.6 cm
- brown 3.5 cm
- The beige weft is very unevenly spun, thick and thin.
- Unit Grid Number
- 0200
- Area
- R
- Verbatim Provenance
- Egypt
- Verbatim Site
- Karanis
- Countermark
- 161
- Condition Notes
- Dirty, with small amount of encrusted mud, and worn. There are several interior holes and edge tears. A small piece is attached by only one warp.
- Fabric Structure
- Weft-faced plain weave.
- Border Type
- none
- Selvedge Type
- none
- Sewing
- none
- Yarn #
- 13357a.WA.01
- 13357a.WE.01
- 13357a.WE.02
- Function
- wool
- warp
- weft
- Color
- 11*
- varies from beige (465 dull) to light medium brown (USZO)
- beige (465 dull)
- varies from deep brown (476) to light medium brown (USZO)
- Yarns/cm
- 8*
- 6
- 18
- 20
- Structure
- 2-ply
- single
- Spin
- s2z & s
- ssZ
- s
- Twist Level
- s
- med
- varies, med - high
- Fiber
- wool
- Type Category
- 29
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 1966 x 1697
- File Size
- 205 KB
- Record
- 0000.01.3357a
- Link to this Item
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"Karanis; Wool." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.01.3357a/0000_01_3357ap01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.