ΗΝΑΜ inv. no Π 17976_b
The fabric is an open balanced tabby finer than the previous one. The threads are plied and spliced, with a marked S-twist. Despite the degraded condition of the fabric, one can observe the cleane and shiny threads, treated and prepared with great care resulting in a high-quality textile. Observation under the optical microscope and the SEM have shown the characteristics of flax fibres.
Grave Circle :
B
Tomb:
A
Textile ID:
ΗΝΑΜ inv. no Π 17976_b
Relation to other textiles :
originally on the silver prochous inv. no 8569, now free standing textile fragments
Funerary context:
Inhumation
Date:
c. 1675/1650–1550 BCE
Date of Discovery:
1951
Museum:
Hellenic National Archaeological Museum
Excavator:
Serafeim Charitonidis, Ioannis Papadimitriou
State of conservation:
Mineralised
Weave:
Balanced tabby
Threads Structure System I:
S2*z
Threads Structure System II:
S2*z
Threads diameter System I:
0.33-0.43
Threads diameter System II:
0.27-0.38
Thread count System I:
14
Thread count System II:
14
Material System I:
Flax
Material System II:
Flax
Analyses:
Macroscopic observation / optical microscope / SEM
Publication:
Παπαδημητρίου Ι. 1951, Πρακτικά της εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας, 197-203, 203, εικ. 6.
Μυλωνάς Γ. 1973 Ο ταφικός κύκλος Β των Μυκηνών, Αθήνα, σελ. 22, Πιν. 20β.
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