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c.2572 BC - c.332 BC (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of plain woven linen fragments:

T.345-1977
Both sides have been cut. One end is a starting border, the other has a fringe formed of the twisted warp ends. The majority of the fabric is undyed linen, with some blue and brown (poorly) dyed threads at the edges.

The banding before the fringe uses undyed warps and double wefts, which alternate in colours-2 blue, 1 undyed, 1 brown, 1 undyed, 1 blue) then 7 single undyed wefts. The fringe is made of 4 warp ends twisted together, a pair of Z twisted ends are S twisted with another pair of Z twisted ends.

44x16 tpc
Warp and weft 2 ply S-spun
Thread dia. 0.2 - 0.5mm.


T.345A-1977
Both sides have been cut. One end is a starting border, the other has a fringe formed of the twisted warp ends. The majority of the fabric is undyed linen, with some blue and brown (poorly) dyed threads at the edges.

The banding before the fringe is of unyed warps and double wefts, which alternate in coloures -1 sinlge blue, 1 double blue, 1 undyed, 1 brown, 1 undyed, 1 blow, then 6 single undyed wefts. The fringe is made of 4 ends twisted together, a pair of Z twisted ends are S twisted with another pair of Z twisted ends

36x16tpc
Warp 2 ply S-spun
Weft 1 and 2 ply S-spun with occ. double weft
Thread dia. 0.2 - 0.5mm.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Textile Fragment
  • Textile Fragment
Materials and techniques
Woven dyed and undyed linen
Brief description
Pair of plain woven linen fragments, Egypt, Dynastic
Physical description
Pair of plain woven linen fragments:

T.345-1977
Both sides have been cut. One end is a starting border, the other has a fringe formed of the twisted warp ends. The majority of the fabric is undyed linen, with some blue and brown (poorly) dyed threads at the edges.

The banding before the fringe uses undyed warps and double wefts, which alternate in colours-2 blue, 1 undyed, 1 brown, 1 undyed, 1 blue) then 7 single undyed wefts. The fringe is made of 4 warp ends twisted together, a pair of Z twisted ends are S twisted with another pair of Z twisted ends.

44x16 tpc
Warp and weft 2 ply S-spun
Thread dia. 0.2 - 0.5mm.


T.345A-1977
Both sides have been cut. One end is a starting border, the other has a fringe formed of the twisted warp ends. The majority of the fabric is undyed linen, with some blue and brown (poorly) dyed threads at the edges.

The banding before the fringe is of unyed warps and double wefts, which alternate in coloures -1 sinlge blue, 1 double blue, 1 undyed, 1 brown, 1 undyed, 1 blow, then 6 single undyed wefts. The fringe is made of 4 ends twisted together, a pair of Z twisted ends are S twisted with another pair of Z twisted ends

36x16tpc
Warp 2 ply S-spun
Weft 1 and 2 ply S-spun with occ. double weft
Thread dia. 0.2 - 0.5mm.
Dimensions
  • Length: 49.8cm (maximum) (Note: T.345-1977)
  • Width: 24cm (Note: T.345-1977)
  • Length: 17cm (Note: Fringe of T.345-1977)
  • Length: 49.6cm (maximum) (Note: T.345A-1977)
  • Width: 20cm (Note: T.345A-1977)
  • Length: 16cm (Note: Fringe of T.345A-1977)
  • Length: 2.5cm (Note: Pre-fringe band of T.345A-1977)
Style
Credit line
Given by University College London
Collection
Accession number
T.345&A-1977

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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