Karanis

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.02.6800c
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis) Undetermined date
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Textiles
Length: 36;
Width: ;33
Height: ;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Fragment of woven wool fabric with green warp and weft and remnants of two tapestry bands and a striped band. The most complete tapestry band is 12.3 cm wide. The striped band is 2.4 cm wide. The background color of the tapestry bands is purple. Leaf and vine motifs are executed in brown/gold. The striped band has three narrow purple stripes with two wider yellow stripes. There is a remnant of a twined border along one edge. Originally part of 26800a and b.
Subjects: leaf/vine
Unit Grid Number: C0088
Component/Room: 00K
Area: R
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Countermark: no
Condition Notes: Somewhat dirty and very worn. There are many small interior holes and large edge tears. Only two sections remain of the twined border.
Fabric Structure: Varies from weft-faced to almost plain weave with tapestry.
Border Type: Warp ends grouped and twisted into Z-spiral edge.
Border Details: Transverse border with warp ends twisted together in a Z-spiral cord. Four adjacent warp yarns were drawn together before they were taken up by the developing spiral. The last seven picks before the border are yellow.
Border Width: 5
Sewing: There is a yellowed stitch, 0.4 cm, along one edge in a green section.
Yarn #: 26800c.WA.01;26800c.WE.02;26800c.WE.02;26800c.WE.03;26800c.YN.01
Function: warp;weft;weft;weft;sewing
Color: deep green (5605);deep green (5605);pale brown/gold (464);dull purple/red (SRUO);off white/lightly yellowed (465)
Yarns/cm: 7;18;26;20;
Structure: single;single;single;single;2-ply
Spin: s;z;z;z;ssZ
Twist Level: varies, med - high;varies, med - low;low;varies, med - low;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: 225 KB
Record: 0000.02.6800c
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.02.6800c/0000_02_6800cp01.tif

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