Karanis

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.09.4651
Lot: University of Michigan excavation (Karanis) Undetermined date
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Textiles
Length: 15.5;
Width: ;11.5
Height: ;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Fragment of woven wool fabric with plied yellowed warp and yellowed and brown weft bands with patterning formed by weft-wrapping. The fragment is very dirty and deteriorated but patterns appear to be ovals in one band and triangles in another band. The bands are bordered with three picks of yellowed weft and 0.4 cm of plain brown band. (shaded stripes?)
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Karanis
Countermark: no
Condition Notes: Very dirty, with some encrusted mud. Worn, with large and small edge tears. The weft-wrapping has deteriorated and patterns are difficult to discern. There is a tiny (1.2 cm x 0.7 cm) fragment of linen fabric which was adhered to the surface. Weft edges are somewhat frayed.
Fabric Structure: Weft-faced plain weave and weft-wrapping.
Border Type: none
Selvedge Type: none
Sewing: none
Yarn #: 94651.WA.01;94651.WE.01;94651.WE.02
Function: warp;weft and weft-wrapping;weft
Color: off white/deeply yellowed (OITH);off white/deeply yellowed (OITH);deep brown (476)
Yarns/cm: 5;too few for accurate count;26
Structure: 2-ply;single;single
Spin: ssZ;s;s
Twist Level: med;low;varies, med - low
Fiber: wool;wool;wool
Type Category: Textile

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 187 KB
Record: 0000.09.4651
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.09.4651/0000_09_4651p02.tif

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