Inv. no 15864_b
Although partially mineralised, this fabric is in better condition than the first quality and has preserved more organic matter. The threads, again of the same structure, spliced and plied with a final S twist, seem more flexible. The weave is balanced and more open.
Grave Circle :
B
Tomb:
N
Textile ID:
Inv. no 15864_b
Funerary context:
Inhumation
Date:
17th-16th c. BCE
Date of Discovery:
1953
Museum:
Hellenic National Archaeological Museum
Excavator:
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:
0,36-0,52
Threads diameter System II:
0,38-0,50
Thread count System I:
12
Thread count System II:
15
Material System I:
?
Material System II:
?
Analyses:
Macroscopic observation
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