Textile Fragment
C.1077 BC - c. 664 BC (made)
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Long roll of plain woven undyed linen. One end is a border with selvedge, the other end has been cut. The piece bears stains and dirt across.
The majority of the fabric is undyed linen, with blue and brown (poorly) dyed warp threads woven in for 2.5 cm at the border edge (alternating 2 blue blue warps, 2 undyed, 2 brown, 2 undyed, then 4 blue, 2 undyed, 2 undyed, 2 gold, then 53 blue warps).
Plain weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 2 ply)
Linen weft (S-spun, 2 ply)
36x16 tpc
Thread diameter approximately 0.2-0.5mm
The majority of the fabric is undyed linen, with blue and brown (poorly) dyed warp threads woven in for 2.5 cm at the border edge (alternating 2 blue blue warps, 2 undyed, 2 brown, 2 undyed, then 4 blue, 2 undyed, 2 undyed, 2 gold, then 53 blue warps).
Plain weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 2 ply)
Linen weft (S-spun, 2 ply)
36x16 tpc
Thread diameter approximately 0.2-0.5mm
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain woven dyed and undyed linen |
| Brief description | Bandage from wrapping a body, plain woven linen, Egypt, possibly Third Intermediate Period |
| Physical description | Long roll of plain woven undyed linen. One end is a border with selvedge, the other end has been cut. The piece bears stains and dirt across. The majority of the fabric is undyed linen, with blue and brown (poorly) dyed warp threads woven in for 2.5 cm at the border edge (alternating 2 blue blue warps, 2 undyed, 2 brown, 2 undyed, then 4 blue, 2 undyed, 2 undyed, 2 gold, then 53 blue warps). Plain weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 2 ply) Linen weft (S-spun, 2 ply) 36x16 tpc Thread diameter approximately 0.2-0.5mm |
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| Credit line | Given by University College London |
| Object history | This object was historically catalogued as 'from a mummy wrapping'. The terminology was changed in line with current discussions that 'mummy' is no longer an appropriate term for refering to embalmed dead individuals from ancient Egypt. |
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| Accession number | T.344-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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