textile;
wrapping
- Museum number
- EA78818
- Description
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Two fragments of a dark brown and natural coloured wool textile used as a wrapping. The weave is plain and tapestry. The spinning direction of warp and weft is 's'. The thread count is warp 11 per 10mm and weft 12 per 10mm in the plain weave. The selvedge is reinforced with two warp cords. The edges are 's'-cord and braided. One end has an 's'-twisted cord while the other has a 3-element braid. A natural coloured band 10mm wide runs parallel to the braid 82mm away and a second natural coloured band 15mm wide runs parallel to the 's'-cord, 25mm away. The fragments are sewn together along the ends with undyed cotton thread consisting of 2 's'-spun elements, 'z'-plied and with dark brown wool thread consisting of 2 's'-spun elements, 'z'-plied.
- Production date
- 600-850
- Dimensions
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Length: 150 millimetres (warp, largest frag.)
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Width: 280 millimetres (weft, largest frag.)
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Fair.
- Acquisition date
- 2005
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA78818
- Registration number
- 2005,0401.1242
- Additional IDs
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Excavation/small finds number: 93.2.219C (excavation object cat. no.)