Textile Fragment
4th Century - 8th Century (made)
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Fragment of a plain woven linen cloth, chequered with blue linen. Each cheque is created using two blue warps and two blue wefts, running 8mm apart (c. every 8 wefts and 10 warps). The piece has been cut on all four edges. There is some slight staining and a small hole.
Plain weave:
Linen weft (S-spun, 1 ply)
Linen warp (S-spun, 1 ply)
Approx. 16x12 tpc
Thread diameters vary from 0.2 - 1mm
Plain weave:
Linen weft (S-spun, 1 ply)
Linen warp (S-spun, 1 ply)
Approx. 16x12 tpc
Thread diameters vary from 0.2 - 1mm
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plain woven and chequered linen |
| Brief description | Fragment, plain woven and chequered linen, Akhmim, Egypt, 4th Century - 8th Century |
| Physical description | Fragment of a plain woven linen cloth, chequered with blue linen. Each cheque is created using two blue warps and two blue wefts, running 8mm apart (c. every 8 wefts and 10 warps). The piece has been cut on all four edges. There is some slight staining and a small hole. Plain weave: Linen weft (S-spun, 1 ply) Linen warp (S-spun, 1 ply) Approx. 16x12 tpc Thread diameters vary from 0.2 - 1mm |
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| Credit line | Given by University College London. |
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| Accession number | T.139-1976 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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