Karanis / woven fragment with stripes / Wool

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.02.2551
Object Name: woven fragment with stripes
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis) Undetermined date
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Textiles
Materials: Wool
Length: 8;
Width: ;16.5
Height: ;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Fragment of woven wool fabric with plied yellow warp (some paired) and paired wefts in bands as follows:; green/blue 0.4 cm; orange 0.5 cm; red 0.6 cm; alternating green/blue and yellow 0.5 cm; red 0.3 cm; yellow 2.2 cm
Unit Grid Number: C0061
Component/Room: 00A
Area: R
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Countermark: no
Condition Notes: Dirty and worn. There are some edge tears and damaged wefts. Edges are frayed.
Fabric Structure: Balanced plain weave variation with some paired warps and paired wefts. (basket weave)
Structure Details: The plied warps alternate between paired and single.
Border Type: none
Selvedge Type: none
Sewing: none
Yarn #: 22551.WA.01;22551.WE.01;22551.WE.02;22551.WE.03;22551.WE.03
Function: warp;weft;weft;weft;weft
Color: off white/yellowed (OITHL);dark green/blue (546);dull yellow/orange (723);dull red (484);off white/yellowed (OITHL)
Yarns/cm: 5;too few for accurate count;too few for accurate count;too fwe for accurate count;7
Structure: 2-ply, some paired;single, used paired;single, used paired;single, used paired;single, used paired
Spin: zzS;z;z;z;z
Twist Level: med;varies, med - low;varies, med - low;varies, med - low;varies, med - low
Fiber: wool;wool;wool;wool;wool
Type Category: Textile

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 246 KB
Record: 0000.02.2551
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.02.2551/0000_02_2551p02.tif

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Full citation: "Karanis; woven fragment with stripes; Wool." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.02.2551/0000_02_2551p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.

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